Jeff Wang

He supported the product team, data science team, Arc. The Sequoia Capital Fund is a good example of his long-term thinking. I'm also impressed by how focused he is on team and culture. So at our semi-annual, what we used to call these steward council meetings. So it's like a management group. We provide business updates to each other.

So everyone else, myself included, would come in with these long PowerPoint presentations. But Ruloff would walk in with this two-page Word document. And yet somehow he always put the most thought into the talents of both the investors and the functional leaders on his team and how to put them in the best position to succeed.

So everyone else, myself included, would come in with these long PowerPoint presentations. But Ruloff would walk in with this two-page Word document. And yet somehow he always put the most thought into the talents of both the investors and the functional leaders on his team and how to put them in the best position to succeed.

So everyone else, myself included, would come in with these long PowerPoint presentations. But Ruloff would walk in with this two-page Word document. And yet somehow he always put the most thought into the talents of both the investors and the functional leaders on his team and how to put them in the best position to succeed.

And then at events like our holiday party where he makes a speech every year, he makes it a point to remember every single person within all of Sequoia who had a baby that year and the name of their child. He memorizes it, no cards. He's also super comfortable with the process of becoming excellent. So the idea that it takes time, obviously that applies to Sequoia, but it doesn't happen overnight.

And then at events like our holiday party where he makes a speech every year, he makes it a point to remember every single person within all of Sequoia who had a baby that year and the name of their child. He memorizes it, no cards. He's also super comfortable with the process of becoming excellent. So the idea that it takes time, obviously that applies to Sequoia, but it doesn't happen overnight.

And then at events like our holiday party where he makes a speech every year, he makes it a point to remember every single person within all of Sequoia who had a baby that year and the name of their child. He memorizes it, no cards. He's also super comfortable with the process of becoming excellent. So the idea that it takes time, obviously that applies to Sequoia, but it doesn't happen overnight.

He doesn't get frustrated by it. Sequoia and all the initiatives, but also applies to his personal life. So I've obviously got to know him a little bit personally, played ping pong with him, pickleball with him, golf with him, golf actually just last week. I've been playing the game for a lot longer than he has, Harry. As you probably know, it is a tough game.

He doesn't get frustrated by it. Sequoia and all the initiatives, but also applies to his personal life. So I've obviously got to know him a little bit personally, played ping pong with him, pickleball with him, golf with him, golf actually just last week. I've been playing the game for a lot longer than he has, Harry. As you probably know, it is a tough game.

He doesn't get frustrated by it. Sequoia and all the initiatives, but also applies to his personal life. So I've obviously got to know him a little bit personally, played ping pong with him, pickleball with him, golf with him, golf actually just last week. I've been playing the game for a lot longer than he has, Harry. As you probably know, it is a tough game.

He is frustrating that he does not get frustrated. It's because he's hyper-focused on that process of improvement. It's everything he does. It's from investing to pickleball, from leadership to golf. So it's... It's frustrating that he doesn't get frustrated.

He is frustrating that he does not get frustrated. It's because he's hyper-focused on that process of improvement. It's everything he does. It's from investing to pickleball, from leadership to golf. So it's... It's frustrating that he doesn't get frustrated.

He is frustrating that he does not get frustrated. It's because he's hyper-focused on that process of improvement. It's everything he does. It's from investing to pickleball, from leadership to golf. So it's... It's frustrating that he doesn't get frustrated.

I think that optionality is the most expensive thing you can buy. So both financial options, but also more importantly, life options. So too many young people spend too much effort focused on preserving optionality in lieu of actually making decisions. So I find this problem to be most acute, the more accomplished you are because your talent opens so many doors.

I think that optionality is the most expensive thing you can buy. So both financial options, but also more importantly, life options. So too many young people spend too much effort focused on preserving optionality in lieu of actually making decisions. So I find this problem to be most acute, the more accomplished you are because your talent opens so many doors.

I think that optionality is the most expensive thing you can buy. So both financial options, but also more importantly, life options. So too many young people spend too much effort focused on preserving optionality in lieu of actually making decisions. So I find this problem to be most acute, the more accomplished you are because your talent opens so many doors.

And a lot of folks just waste too much time and effort keeping those doors open as opposed to just choosing one to walk through.

And a lot of folks just waste too much time and effort keeping those doors open as opposed to just choosing one to walk through.

And a lot of folks just waste too much time and effort keeping those doors open as opposed to just choosing one to walk through.

I think on the venture side, I'd probably say Brad at Altimeter. He's also got the public-private strategy. I think he's a little bit heavier than us on the private side. But I love the way that he can connect dots across stage, industry, especially because he will go pretty early sometimes. And I think that flexibility of mindset is impressive.