My conversation with @dougleone, partner at @sequoia. 0:00 How to Dominate for Decades 3:17 Turning Fear Into a Tailwind 5:40 Immigrant Drive, Hard Work & the Beach Club 12:19 Simplifying Life & Choosing Discomfort 14:37 The Homeless Sequoia Partner With No Plan B 16:49 Stepping Down, Coming Back & Starting Over 20:04 Why AI Is Different From Every Previous Technology Shift 22:13 Doug's Three Investment Heuristics 23:52 The Cost of Selling Great Companies Too Early 25:39 Helping Founders Turn Products Into Businesses 28:28 David Vélez, Nubank & the Psychology of Founder Support 32:25 Why Founders Must Remain the Soul of the Company 36:13 Torturing Yourself Into Greatness 39:57 Don Valentine, Succession & the Sequoia School of Hard Knocks 44:28 Staying Grounded & Developing a Sniffer for People 47:46 Hypercompetitive With a Heart of Gold 50:13 Fred Luddy, Israeli Founders & Radical Directness 52:28 Trust Is the Accelerant of Business 59:57 Starting From Zero & Hunting for the Next Great Founder 1:05:59 Architect Your Board Like Your Product 1:10:24 Truth, Disagreement & the Art of Difficult Feedback 1:13:43 Humanity, Introversion & the Value of Relationships 1:18:18 What Doug Learned From Michael Moritz Includes paid partnerships.