Doug Leone - Lessons from a Titan - [Invest Like the Best, EP.318]

<p dir="ltr">My guest this week is <a href= "https://twitter.com/dougleone">Doug Leone</a>. Doug led one of the world’s most successful venture firms, Sequoia, for over 25 years after he was given responsibility for the firm by its founder, Don Valentine, in 1996. Alongside Mike Moritz, the pair managed its expansion from a single $150m early-stage fund into an $85 billion global powerhouse. It was a privilege to sit down with Doug and learn from him. We talk about his tough start at Sequoia, get into the technicalities of great go-to-market motions, and survey his advice for other investors in the industry. A key theme that will stick with me from this conversation is Doug’s insistence on keeping things simple and clear. Please enjoy my great conversation with Doug Leone.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page <a href= "https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/54685008/leone-clear-and-simple"> here</a>.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">-----</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>This episode is brought to you by <a href= "https://www.tegus.co/patrick">Tegus,</a> the modern research platform for leading investors. I’m a longtime user and advocate of Tegus, a company that I’ve been so consistently impressed with that last fall my firm, Positive Sum, invested $20M to support Tegus’ mission to expand its product ecosystem. Whether it’s quantitative analysis, company disclosures, management presentations, earnings calls - Tegus has tools for every step of your investment research. They even have over 4000 fully driveable financial models. Tegus’ maniacal focus on quality, as well as its depth, breadth and recency of content makes it the one-stop, end-to-end research platform for investors. Move faster, gather deep research to build conviction and surface high-quality, alpha-driving insights to find your differentiated edge with Tegus. As a listener, you can take the Tegus platform for a free test dr