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Micro-Franchise For Venture Investment
For those of you who have read my discussion with Prof. Raj Reddy at Carnegie Mellon, you are familiar with our debate over MicroFinance, MicroEquity and MicroFranchise. We continued drilling down on this topic last weekend, following Sequoia’s investment in Micro-Finance company, SKS. I also wrote a piece referring back to some ideas from 2
Sequoia Enters Micro Finance
Those of you who read this blog regularly, know that I am a huge proponent of MicroFinance. Last week, an important piece of news item surfaced: Sequoia Capital has invested $11.5 Million in a Microfinance company called SKS. At the heels of Dr. Yunus’ Nobel Prize, this is a great development for the advancement of
Mike Moritz Explains Philanthropy
A few days back, I took Mike to task for spreading trash on the internet, while his illustrious colleagues John Doerr and Bill Gates are trying to address important global issues. Here’s an interesting interview in The Guardian, where he explains his (and Sequoia’s) philosophy of doing good: He maintains that Sequoia is a force
Saying YES to $1.65 Billion
YouTube said YES to Google. No surprises there. Sequoia strikes again. Mike Moritz plays a perfect game. Again. Moritz leveraged Google with Yahoo, and now he has leveraged YouTube with Google. This time, faster. All the nuances were thought through. Just in case the SEC raises concerns, notice, Moritz is not on the YouTube Board.
Sequoia’s Process
This post is for all those entrepreneurs who have sent me emails (and for those who have not, but are in the same shoes, dealing with positioning / fund-raising issues) : Read this section on Sequoia’s website about their Process. Focus especially on Clarity (Can you explain your business on the back of a business
