Comments on: Sequoia Rings the Alarm Bell: Silicon Valley Is in Trouble

By: pucit

pucit — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:43:36 +0000

Its really amazing John.
I am also working on it from last 3 years.

By: John

John — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:08:25 +0000

I am working in Sequoia.

By: As VC Industry Shrinks, First-Time Investments Plummet – GigaOM

As VC Industry Shrinks, First-Time Investments Plummet – GigaOM — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:01:39 +0000

[...] continuing to fund startups in their portfolios that are adjusting their strategies now that the good times of 2007 and early 2008 are long gone, while taking fewer gambles on new ideas. Indeed, only 35 [...]

By: Are VCs Divorced From Reality? – GigaOM

Are VCs Divorced From Reality? – GigaOM — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:28:35 +0000

[...] the administrative level. It seems like only last year that VCs concerned about a shrinking economy told their portfolio companies to cut, and cut deep. Oh yeah, it WAS last [...]

By: Howard Lindzon » Blog Archive » Deals Deals Deals..Where Were You Last October?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:27:52 +0000

[...] VC’s were writing their CEO’s secret letters entitled ‘R.I.P Good Times ‘ [...]

By: Imeem’s Recap Round Doesn’t Include Sequoia

Imeem’s Recap Round Doesn’t Include Sequoia — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:42:53 +0000

[...] has scratched and clawed to stay alive over the past year, taking Sequoia’s advice to downsize to some 50 employees from nearly 100, renegotiating royalty rates with record labels [...]

By: Web development lucknow

Web development lucknow — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:29:00 +0000

Manufacturing our own wealth again. We have seen what can be built, we want it, we know what we as a nation did before, and so we will start to do it again.

By: Tom Foremski: IMHO mobile edition

Tom Foremski: IMHO mobile edition — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:44:14 +0000

[...] the sky was falling. Sequoia Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's oldest and most successful VC firms secretly assembled all of its portfolio CEOs and laid down the line in a PowerPoint presentation titled "RIP GoodTimes." Cut jobs and slash [...]

By: Divi

Divi — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:15:56 +0000

Prepare for 3-6 months without additional financing? That’s no time at all. Obviously Conway is talking to companies that are incredibly tight with the VC community. They basically run their businesses on venture money.

By: Zappos layoffs 8% of employees | Job Postings - Profossor.com

Zappos layoffs 8% of employees | Job Postings - Profossor.com — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:09:46 +0000

[...] http://gigaom.com/2008/10/08/sequoia-rings-the-alarm-bell-silicon-valley-in-trouble/ [...]

By: Silicon Valley, the IPO drought, and the culture of innovation -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:58:05 +0000

[...] we’ve seen over the past couple of years tells me that the good VCs are willing to put high demands on their startups — nothing arcane, mind you, but the VCs are focused on funding companies with compelling [...]

By: Mattijs Naus » Oh dear God, no! Hard times ahead for SV.

Mattijs Naus » Oh dear God, no! Hard times ahead for SV. — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:19:02 +0000

[...] Gigaom.com is reporting a somewhat secretive meeting arranged by Sequoia Capital, one of the larger Venture firms in Silicon Valley. Apparently, the world’s greatest “innovators” are, bit by bit, getting used to the idea that, after all, Silicon Valley and its ridiculous me-too-get-rich-quick innovative mentality are not save in their bubble. [...]

By: Politics - Be prudent but don’t panic! | Become A Fan Of

Politics - Be prudent but don’t panic! | Become A Fan Of — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:32:11 +0000

[...] alarm bells are ringing in Silicon Valley and start-up land today with Sequoia Capital and Ron Conway telling companies to prepare for the economic meltdown and to raise cash by cutting [...]

By: A mas. « jaime roca. blog

A mas. « jaime roca. blog — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:52:34 +0000

[...] dudas, temores, miedo a la crisis, incertidumbre. En el pasado reciente hemos leido cosas como que Sequoia Rings the Alarm Bell: Silicon Valley Is in Trouble, Crisis? What crisis?, y mas, y [...]

By: Unlikely Words » The Sequoia Layoff Scorecard

Unlikely Words » The Sequoia Layoff Scorecard — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:32:20 +0000

[...] Fall, Sequoia Capital told their portfolio companies to prepare for the worst and make deep, preemptive cuts so they could avoid the “death [...]

By: Entrepreneurial Holiday Spirit | correlate

Entrepreneurial Holiday Spirit | correlate — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:31:10 +0000

[...] It seems the news for the technology and web industry over the past few months has been nothing but gloom and doom, entrepreneurs needing to prepare for the worst, news of layoffs across the industry as org attempt to control costs, etc. Much of this is tied to the economy and the awareness of the tech space. It seems as if it hits continual new levels in media coverage since really the release of Sequoia’s now famous RIP Good Times presentation. The report was covered by many of the usuals if you missed it such as Venture Beat and GigaOm. [...]