Roelof Botha is the Managing Partner at Sequoia Venture Capital and he led early investments in iconic companies like YouTube, Instagram, 23&Me, MongoDB and more. In this episode he gives career and life advice and talks about the different chapters of his career from being hired by Elon Musk to join Paypal to the early days of joining Sequoia.

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⌚️Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
03:15 Video starts
03:40 Cherie’s ideal billboard message and location
05:29 Cherie’s belief system
06:50 Cherie’s ideal profession in 5 years
08:39 The importance of taking risks
10:05 Family fearing risk
11:00 Roelof’s routine
13:38 What does Roelof listen to?
15:30 Roelof’s life at 28
17:15 Career at PayPal
19:12 The role of luck in success
20:06 The Marshmallow Test
21:30 Delayed gratification
24:22 How to think long term
30:20 Imposter syndrome
32:12 Be more daring
32:40 Fail more
34:15 The importance of humility
35:53 Emotions in the workplace
39:55 There are high highs and low lows
41:39 Is there ever enough?
47:05 What’s it like having a building at the GSB?
50:18 Advice for finding a partner
52:20 How Roelof met his wife
54:42 Most common career pitfalls
56:13 Was going to the GSB worth it?
1:00:15 Why Sequoia started a podcast
1:00:55 The meaning behind “Crucible Moments”
1:06:55 Closing thoughts

ABOUT ME
Hello friends, thanks for watching! I'm a content creator, Stanford MBA student, & former LinkedIn senior product manager 👋🏻 I share personal career stories on Cherie's Corner Podcast via YouTube and Instagram, so you can learn from my friends and our successes and failures, all while owning our authentic selves and living happier lives.

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