Michael Moritz

7 statements across 6 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 6 people on the record · first statement Aug 7, 2020 by Joe Thomas · said 204 times in 66 episodes since 2015 · across every show →

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Aug 7, 2020 positive
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Sequoia partners recorded 20 Loom videos to win Loom's Series B
“He sent an email that had 20 Sequoia partners and team members, including Rulof, Doug Leone, Michael Morwitz, who all recorded a Loom talking about why they were so excited to join Loom on our journey.”
Joe Thomas Aug 7, 2020 ▶ 31:48 20VC: Loom Founder Joe Thomas on Whether To Take Multi-Stage Money at Seed, How Early Stage Founders Should Select Their VC, How Sequoia Won The Loom Deal & The 3 Rules To Operate Remote Teams Successfully
Mar 1, 2021 positive
Opinion
Siemiatkowski names Michael Moritz as the best board member he has had
“Michael Moritz. Michael is amazing in so many ways that like I could write a book about Michael and what he's done for me and the support he's given me. And someday I will tell the stories of what really happened. And I think he genuinely very different to a l…”
Sebastian Siemiatkowski Mar 1, 2021 ▶ 31:24 20VC: Klarna Founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski on Scaling Europe's Most Valuable Private Tech Company, How To Motivate and Challenge Your Team Most Effectively & The Biggest Lessons From Working with Mike Moritz
Mar 18, 2024
Insight
Raanan: Evaluate people by their motivations rather than their accomplishments
“You get to know someone not by looking at what, you know, the list, the inventory of their, ah, doings of their accomplishments. You get to know someone when you understand why they pick to do that. That would tell you much more about that person.”
Gili Raanan Mar 18, 2024 ▶ 8:07 Gili Raanan: One of the Best Seed Investor of All Time: 1 Decacon, 7 Unicorns, 4 Acquisitions| E1128 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Jul 22, 2024
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Hartz: Michael Moritz faked a phone call to avoid founders
“I always remember seeing Michael Moritz speak, give a talk about Google in the early 2000, and there were all these founders there, and he puts his phone up to his face and pretends to talk, and then, like, walks out of the building, you know, and so nobody wo…”
Kevin Hartz Jul 22, 2024 ▶ 36:55 Kevin Hartz: "How I Lost Airbnb at Seed Because of an Exploding Term Sheet" | E1180 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 9, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Wang: Michael Moritz still helps write SCGE quarterly investor letters
“Michael still helps me write my quarterly letters to this day.”
Jeff Wang Oct 9, 2024 ▶ 1:02:21 Jeff Wang: Sequoia Capital's $9BN Global Equities Fund on The Future for NVIDIA, Google & Meta|E1212 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 9, 2024 positive
Opinion
Wang: Doug Leone excels at enterprise talent while Moritz excels at consumer
“I think Doug probably has a better nose for enterprise talent and Michael for consumer talent.”
Jeff Wang Oct 9, 2024 ▶ 1:02:46 Jeff Wang: Sequoia Capital's $9BN Global Equities Fund on The Future for NVIDIA, Google & Meta|E1212 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
May 26, 2025
Disclosure
Michael Moritz hosted Jack Zhang at home to urge selling Airwallex
“Michael Morris invited me to his home, tried to convince me to sell the company.”
Jack Zhang May 26, 2025 ▶ 1:30:45 Airwallex CEO & Co-Founder, Jack Zhang: The Angel That Turned $1M into $1BN · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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