Andrew Reed

7 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 28, 2025 by Andrew Reed · said 13 times in 9 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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Mar 28, 2025 negative
Insight
Formulaic Playbooks Create the Worst Tech Board Members
“A paint by numbers approach to anything in technology and anything in investing is bad. And I think the worst board members tend to try to be the people who come in and take the reins and run their play, run that company through their playbook because playbook…”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 13:13 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Mar 28, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Sequoia Acts as Cutthroat 'Front Stabbers' for Maximum Round Allocation
“Sequoia, you know, we are as cutthroat as it gets, right? Like we are front stabbers, you know, we'll, we'll, like, we don't hide that in general we want to do usually as much of a round as we possibly can.”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 21:03 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Mar 28, 2025 neutral
Insight
Reed: Prior experience cannot prepare investors for VC's multifaceted demands
“It sort of doesn't matter at all what you did before, because nothing you do before joining a venture capital firm prepares you for how truly, like, multifaceted long-term success is in venture.”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 23:25 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Mar 28, 2025 positive
Insight
Reed: Effective board members act as emotional shock absorbers
“And then there's this concept that Roloff talks about a lot of being a shock absorber on the board, which is something that I really, really believe in. You know, when things are going well, many board members love to do the rah-rah cheerleading board meetings…”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 14:48 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Mar 28, 2025 positive
Insight
Reed: Running executive searches together aligns investors and founders post-deal
“I think one thing I like to do pretty soon after leading an investment is do an executive search with the founder. I think it's like a very nice way to get from the opposite sides of the table when you're negotiating an investment. You know, the first thing yo…”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 14:20 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Mar 28, 2025 positive
Opinion
Reed: Silicon Valley is ethical; bad behavior comes mostly from outsiders
“By and large, people are, like, good and ethical in the Valley. Like, it's a pay it forward place. It's a repeat game. I think there's a reason why a lot of the, you know, bad behavior comes from people who aren't from Silicon Valley.”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 20:41 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
Mar 28, 2025 positive
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Reed: Many Sequoia investors start in their twenties and apprentice for years
“You know, if you look at a lot of it, a lot of the people at Sequoia started in the early twenties here and apprentice, you know, were nobodies for five, six years. And then all of a sudden people started recognizing them when they had, you know, amazing, amaz…”
Andrew Reed Mar 28, 2025 ▶ 24:56 Andrew Reed on Sequoia and How to Be a World-Class VC
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