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Most VCs passed on WhatsApp because it had no revenue. They were looking at the wrong spreadsheet.

contrarianinvesting— Interview, 2015
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WhatsApp had 450 million users and 55 employees. That ratio told me everything I needed to know.

efficiencyinvesting— Sequoia blog post, 2014
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I don’t invest in business models. I invest in products people love. The business model comes later.

investingproduct— Conference keynote, 2016
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The best companies are built by engineers who hate the tools they’re forced to use and decide to build something better.

engineeringfounders— Stanford lecture, 2018
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My job as a board member is to be useful, not to be in charge. Founders build companies. I help.

foundershumility— Sequoia event, 2017