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Tortured Into Greatness: The Life of Andre Agassi Feb 4, 2026 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 41:33 David Senra There is a great quote from Don Valentine, who's the founder of Sequoia. 2 times in the scene

The Creative Genius of Rick Rubin Jan 8, 2026 · 2 mentions

How To Make A Few MORE Billion Dollars: Brad Jacobs Dec 29, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 28:48 David Senra There's a great quote from Don Valentine, who's the founder of Sequoia that illustrates why this is so important. 3 times in the scene

Bruce Springsteen Repairs Himself Dec 14, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 7:35 David Senra And this skillset is incredibly important for companies because there's a great quote from Don Valentine, who's the founder of Sequoia. 2 times in the scene

Red Bull's Billionaire Maniac Founder Nov 25, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 30:48 David Senra There's a great quote about this from Don Valentine, who's the founder of Sequoia. 2 times in the scene

How Rockefeller Worked Nov 17, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 27:57 David Senra There's a guy actually a great quote from Don Valentine who's the founder of Sequoia about this. 2 times in the scene

How Larry Ellison Thinks Nov 4, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 34:06 David Senra Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia, said that the art of storytelling is critically important.

How Jensen Works Oct 19, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 32:24 David Senra Don Valentine, who's the founder of Sequoia said one of my favorite things ever. 2 times in the scene

How Bill Gates Works Sep 24, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 39:42 David Senra Don Valentine founder Sequoia says the art of storytelling is critically important.

The Stubborn Genius of James Dyson Sep 12, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 38:16 David Senra Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia, says the art of storytelling is critically important.

How Elon Works Aug 27, 2025 · 3 mentions

Dinner With Michael Ovitz Mar 14, 2025 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 18:10 David Senra Says Herb Keller, her illustrates the speed with which Southwest moves by telling a story about Don Valentine, the former. 3 times in the scene

How Jensen Thinks Jan 14, 2025 · 5 mentions

  • ▶ 18:26 David Senra Corrigan actually introduces Jensen to Don Valentine, the founder of Sequoia and Sequoia and Valentine had invested in LSI. 5 times in the scene

How To Sell Like Steve Jobs Jul 3, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 17:54 David Senra The founder of Sequoia Capital, Don Valentine, and he says the art of storytelling is critically important.

How Steve Jobs Kept Things Simple Jul 2, 2024 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 31:55 David Senra So, uh, says Herb Keller illustrates the speed with which Southwest moves by telling a story about Don Valentine, former VP of marketing. 4 times in the scene

The Financial Genius Behind A Century of Wall Street Scandals: Ivar Kreuger May 15, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 32:50 David Senra If a company runs out of money, there's a great line about this by the founder of Sequoia, Don Valentine.

The Biography of Walt Disney May 3, 2024 · 3 mentions

  • ▶ 1:04:02 David Senra Don Valentine, uh, founder of Sequoia Capital, has one of my favorite quotes of all time. 3 times in the scene

Charlie Munger (the NEW Poor Charlie's Almanack) Apr 16, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 11:34 David Senra In fact, Don Valentine, the founder of Sequoia, he mentioned this and I want to read something, uh, a quote from him that was fascinating.

Herb Kelleher: Founder of Southwest Airlines Apr 9, 2024 · 5 mentions

  • ▶ 37:20 David Senra So it says, uh, Kelleher illustrates the speed with which Southwest moves by telling a story about Don Valentine, a former vice president of marketing. 5 times in the scene

Ed Catmull (Founder of Pixar) Apr 4, 2024 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 18:08 David Senra In fact, when I got to this section, I also thought about, uh, Don Valentine is the founder, was the founder of Sequoia Capital, and he also invested money into Apple in the early days, but he said something that was fascinating. 2 times in the scene

Paul Graham's Essays Part III Dec 15, 2023 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 22:18 David Senra I've read this on, you know, I don't know, dozens of podcasts in the past, but it comes from Don Valentine, the founder of Sequoia. 2 times in the scene

The Biography of Jim Clark (Founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape) Nov 17, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 36:29 David Senra Uh, there's a famous quote from Don Valentine, who's the founder of Sequoia, and he says, the art of storytelling is critically important.

Kobe Bryant (Mamba Mentality) Nov 10, 2023 · 2 mentions

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