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Assertion Partly supported

Sequoia historically owned 20% of Nvidia and 10% of Google

“And you know, we own 20% of NVIDIA. Think about that. I mean, you know, we own 10% of Google. And there's many others, you know. Apple. Are you kidding me? We were the first investor of Apple, in Apple. Cisco. We own a quarter of Cisco systems.”

Doug Leone Aug 30, 2026 ▶ 24:50 How to Dominate for Decades | Doug Leone, Sequoia Capital

Assertion Contradicted

Iovine: Beats was number one in 50 countries when sold to Apple

“When we sold to Apple, we were number one in 50 countries, man. We were number one In Germany, in Sennheiser was number two. We were number one in, in Japan, and Sony was number two.”

Jimmy Iovine Feb 1, 2026 ▶ 47:40 Jimmy Iovine: Building Interscope Records & Beats by Dre

Assertion Contradicted

Stoute: HP Distributed Early iPods Because Apple Lacked Retail Sales

“Remember HP was the partner for the iPod. They, they're the ones who put it in all of the best buys and circuit cities or whatever the retailers were around the world. Apple didn't have the sales team to do that.”

Steve Stoute Jun 21, 2026 ▶ 9:41 The Marketing Genius of Steve Stoute

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