Roelof Botha

@roelofbotha127k followers

Investor. Formerly at @Sequoia and @PayPal. Board member at @SpaceX @nateragenetics @MongoDB @Square @Unity3D and @Ethos. Invested in @YouTube and @Instagram.

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1	Dec 14, '24	I am seeing more examples of regulatory agencies rushing to impose penalties and restrictions on companies before the upcoming change in administration. Their behavior betrays thei	⚡ 212×	35.4M	12k	2.3k	392
2	Nov 4, '25	At @sequoia we have a long-standing tradition of stewardship and working together as an intergenerational partnership to serve founders and LPs. Today it's my turn to entrust the n	100×	1.1M	1.6k	88	215
3	Jul 22, '24	Important humanitarian update	⚡ 63.1×	21.9M	3.1k	554	410
4	Nov 18, '19	After being a customer of @BankofAmerica for 20 years, I received this notice today that they decided to fire me as their customer! With absolutely no explanation....	45.9×	0	1.7k	375	69
5	Oct 4, '24	US government spending has increased a whopping 44% since the beginning of 2020. Many companies tightened belts after 2022 (and are performing better as a result!), yet government	⚡ 43×	6.6M	2k	508	152
6	Jan 14, '23	It’s been raining in Silicon Valley and, predictably, Comcast has an outage. Fortunately, Starlink works. @SpaceX 🙏	35.3×	392k	457	22	3
7	Oct 26, '21	Today is a crucible moment in @sequoia’s journey. The traditional 10-year fund cycle of VC has become obsolete. Enter: The Sequoia Fund. It removes all artificial time horizons on	30.5×	0	1.5k	230	223
8	Oct 19, '25	#NewProfilePic	27.5×	305k	306	6	13
9	Jul 19, '25	I just received notice from @ChubbNA that they are unwilling to renew insurance for my home in California. Markets fail when price ceilings prevent markets from clearing. The CA go	25.9×	288k	1.5k	144	130
10	Oct 15, '20	The NYT's adoption of a subscription business model is a Faustian Bargain. Revenue predictability was traded for balanced reporting. The newspaper's incentive is no longer truth se	20.9×	0	1.1k	139	73
11	Jul 21, '24	I asked surgeon at post-op on Friday whether I could return to work on Monday. He replied that he only ever got this question from patients in Silicon Valley #workethic	18.9×	210k	487	11	44
12	Jul 27, '23	Truly shocking. California is hell bent on self destruction. Sacramento is under the spell of public sector unions and is slowly, but inexorably, mortgaging the state’s future.	17.7×	196k	321	24	24
13	Feb 27, '25	We remain destined to repeat the mistakes of the past! SPVs are making a come-back, where the lead investor speaks for less than 10% of the capital, yet eagerly lines up the latest	17.4×	193k	464	46	156
14	Jan 10, '25	Price floors and ceilings disrupt the orderly operation of markets. The impact of Milei’s dismantling of rent control in Buenos Aires were stunning: supply of rental properties mor	17.4×	192k	1.2k	145	162
15	Jul 21, '24	Few things are as sobering as having a surgeon tell you the situation is “grave” hours before an emergency procedure.	16.9×	187k	401	6	30
16	Oct 31, '25	We @Sequoia are launching our latest seed and venture funds to help founders build tomorrow’s legendary companies. With the AI revolution, there’s never been a more exciting time t	14.9×	165k	1.3k	57	510
17	Oct 14, '25	Don Valentine taught me an important lesson early on at @sequoia: founders who truly change the world are exceptional and perhaps not always easy to get along with. Thanks @Jason @	13.9×	154k	792	68	323
18	May 28, '24	Despite months of planning, @jpmorgan is failing miserably at the simple task of transferring former First Republic Bank accounts. That includes the embarrassment of having your ca	13.8×	153k	337	27	59
19	Sep 1, '22	I had a wonderful conversation with @tferriss about growing up in South Africa, my path to entrepreneurship, and the @Sequoia approach to thinking long-term and building enduring c	12.3×	0	566	49	138
20	Oct 1, '20	A few years ago, companies started to track the % of their employees "not in SF" given the clear headwinds of operating in such a business-unfriendly city. Now, the trickle has tur	10.9×	0	604	88	36
21	Oct 19, '23	Over the past few years, several of my female partners have dealt with underhanded tactics by competitors: they falsely claim that my partners won't return after maternity leave. F	10.0×	111k	349	42	24
22	Oct 17, '25	One of the most underappreciated secrets to Silicon Valley's success is cost advantage. It was fun to unpack this with @jaltma on @uncapped_pod.	9.4×	104k	486	42	303
23	Jul 28, '25	We found @Google through an angel investor. We reached out to @ServiceNow cold. @Linear caught our attention with a thoughtful tweet. Your @Sequoia story could begin with Arc, our	9.2×	101k	395	60	165
24	Aug 20, '20	Has anyone compiled a list of all the companies leaving CA yet? @GavinNewsom and the folks in Sacramento need to wake up to the reality that working remotely has proven to be feasi	9.0×	0	571	56	20
25	Feb 13, '24	Applications for @Sequoia Arc are open. We launched this 7-week immersion to share lessons from 50 yrs of company-building experience. We often ask: What’s the scale of your ambiti	8.7×	97k	241	40	158
26	Sep 27, '23	Fulfilled a childhood dream of meeting the UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street. Impressed with the leadership and vision of fellow @StanfordGSB alum @RishiSunak. I’m delighted t	8.1×	90k	573	22	19
27	Apr 30, '16	The probability of building a billion dollar company is inversely proportional to how often you state that as your goal...	7.2×	0	324	141	0
28	Nov 30, '23	It’s been 30 years since @nvidia launched. Not many of us think in 30-year timeframes. Paradoxically, by seeing its decades-long vision through to fruition, today Nvidia’s tech is	7.1×	78k	210	33	75
29	Jun 13, '20	We @sequoia will mark #Juneteenth as a company holiday this year and every year. We will honor this day to learn and reflect on how we can be a part of the solution to racial injus	7.1×	0	501	29	8
30	Sep 21, '23	When I first met @jack in 2009, the idea of @Square - a device you’d plug into the audio jack of your phone to transform it into a credit card terminal - was remarkable. Today @Blo	7.1×	78k	234	36	56
31	Sep 16, '24	Here’s an excerpt from our original investment memo for @MongoDB. The challenges and opportunities noted here played out over the next decade-plus. @dmerr, @dittycheria, & team	6.7×	74k	140	24	68
32	Dec 9, '20	Politicians in Sacramento continue to downplay the risk of an exodus at their own (and California‘a) peril	6.7×	0	465	31	10
33	May 5, '16	There is always signal in Silicon Valley; what varies is the noise level.	6.3×	0	328	103	0
34	Jan 20, '23	This week @Sequoia announced our fifth dedicated seed fund to support early-stage founders, as well as the return of Arc, a catalyst for founders at the pre-seed or seed stage. We'	6.2×	69k	230	17	35
35	Jul 16, '18	San Francisco has more than 250,000 on-street parking spaces for “dockless” cars, so why does the addition of a few thousand dockless scooters spark such a heated debate?	6.2×	0	370	59	3
36	Aug 17, '21	“I’m not interested in entrepreneurs who’ll do it our way. I’m not interested in entrepreneurs who think there’s a dress code. I’m interested in entrepreneurs who have a vision of	6.2×	0	351	60	25
37	Dec 5, '24	1/ When @YouTube started in 2005, broadband was just coming online. It wasn’t clear the internet could even support playing video in a browser. The scrappy team hacked together nov	6.1×	68k	170	28	46
38	Sep 18, '23	All-In Summit: Bill Gurley (@bgurley) presents 2,851 Miles via @YouTube is one of the most important talks I've listened to! Stop regulatory capture in the US so we assure our futu	6.1×	68k	301	31	31
39	Oct 15, '20	What troubles me the most is the increased polarization of US society. There seems to be scant willingness or tolerance - on either side - for joint engagement to address our probl	5.9×	0	337	21	5
40	Oct 25, '19	Rest in peace, Don Valentine. You were a legend and an inspiration.	5.5×	0	329	53	9
41	Nov 4, '23	"Thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, habits become character, character becomes destiny." -- Lao-Tze This is what scares me about the flood of unche	5.4×	60k	274	48	50
42	Sep 20, '18	Congrats @Eventbrite on today’s milestone. To two exceptional founders, @juliahartz & @kevinhartz: From relentlessly serving your customers to building an incredible team cultu	5.0×	0	322	34	2
43	May 23, '20	Vacation destinations like Hawaii are realizing there is something worse than tourists ... No tourists	5.0×	0	351	27	4
44	Mar 22, '19	'No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.' P.T. Barnum	4.9×	0	265	63	14
45	Aug 29, '24	In the Season 2 premiere of Crucible Moments from @Sequoia, we spoke to @fred_luddy and Frank Slootman about @ServiceNow’s hard-won path to becoming a category-defining company, an	4.8×	54k	39	15	17
46	May 20, '17	Sal of @khanacademy: To take the leap of starting a company you need to have delusional optimism. Then comes reality.	4.5×	0	195	87	1
47	Sep 8, '23	Two converging factors define the new era of tech: The era of low-cost capital and easy fundraising has ended; meanwhile, an era of unprecedented innovation potential and productiv	4.5×	50k	288	33	42
48	May 23, '16	The best Founders and CEOs refuse to accept the false dichotomy of growth vs. profitability.	4.2×	0	167	94	0
49	Aug 3, '19	I remember signing my offer letter to join the combined company on March 30, 2000. What a privilege to work alongside the rest of the PayPal Mafia!	4.2×	0	276	30	9
50	Jun 30, '24	Excited to try the new Starlink mini! @SpaceX @elonmusk @Starlink	4.1×	45k	620	26	24
51	Oct 3, '23	It was a pleasure getting to spend time with founders across Europe last week. Team @Sequoia is incredibly enthusiastic about the momentum in the startup ecosystems here.	3.9×	43k	204	24	29
52	Oct 7, '23	I’m disgusted to see the cruelty and violence playing out in Israel.	3.9×	43k	273	18	6
53	Jun 23, '17	At Sequoia we support the #DecencyPledge	3.7×	0	224	46	0
54	Aug 28, '19	Thrilled to welcome Ravi Gupta to the @sequoia team! Ravi’s operational + investing experience, strong work ethic and humility will make him an invaluable partner to founders.	3.7×	0	245	21	7
55	Oct 26, '21	Category-defining companies take more than a few years to build and their advantage compounds for decades. Take @jack and @Square, who we’ve partnered with since 2011. Square’s mar	3.7×	0	232	29	5
56	Jul 7, '17	If you are curious about the essence of @Sequoia:	3.7×	0	192	46	0
57	Oct 27, '20	Thank you @HarryStebbings for having me on @twentyminutevc. Here's one of my favorite lessons from @sequoia's Don Valentine that I apply whenever I meet a founder. Full episode her	3.6×	0	172	21	30
58	Sep 3, '21	In March 2000, @DavidSacks interviewed me for a role @PayPal. We became colleagues and friends. At a personal level, it's a treat to be working with him on @getcallin. And, profess	3.6×	0	246	14	17
59	Oct 13, '15	Good board members act as shock absorbers, not amplifiers.	3.6×	0	157	75	0
60	Sep 20, '25	I love the Sequoia themed birthday gift from @juliahartz and @kevinhartz 💚	3.6×	40k	293	13	26
61	Mar 18, '21	When you’re driving, you need to slow down before reaching a sharp curve, or you could skid off the road. That’s why we published the Black Swan memo. But if you want to maintain m	3.5×	0	191	26	23
62	Jun 23, '20	One way to address income inequality is to increase the supply of skilled labor - Economics 101. Limiting H-1B visas does the opposite. 🤔	3.4×	0	202	29	1
63	Oct 26, '21	Thank you Dan for taking the time to talk with me and some of our LPs. We're thrilled to finally announce The Sequoia Fund	3.4×	0	211	14	21
64	Mar 9, '16	My preferred unicorn definition: $1B+ in revenue!	3.3×	0	163	60	0
65	Feb 19, '24	The @Sequoia Open Source Fellowship is now accepting applications. Open source software underpins much of technology globally. We all depend on OSS developers. If you’re working on	3.3×	36k	185	48	61
66	Oct 3, '23	As a founder, you’ll face a handful of critical decisions each year that have an outsized impact on your company over the long-term. Widening your aperture is the key to making the	3.2×	36k	180	41	40
67	Oct 13, '18	I find it impossible to delete old voicemail from deceased loved ones 😢	3.2×	0	227	6	2
68	Apr 17, '20	Video communication is the new platform	3.2×	0	179	18	7
69	Jul 15, '20	Sometimes life is like playing snakes and ladders. You think you are making progress, and then you are engulfed and slip back down.	3.1×	0	205	22	6
70	Aug 6, '24	Earlier this year, we partnered with @oegerikus as he and his team builds @Xbow. The company brings start-of-the-art software and AI technology to the traditionally services heavy	3.0×	34k	136	7	39
71	Oct 10, '25	This weekend we hosted top European founders and CEOs for our annual gathering, Europe100. Their energy and camaraderie was inspiring, and reinforced why we believe there’s remarka	3.0×	34k	211	6	24
72	May 20, '20	Who thought drive-in movie theaters would stage a come-back?!	2.9×	0	198	15	2
73	Oct 17, '24	"Nobody is an authority on your potential but you.” Thank you @KailashSundaram and @stanfordgsb for having me on View from the Top.	2.9×	32k	265	43	81
74	Oct 3, '25	Thank you for hosting such a fun conversation, @daraladje!	2.8×	32k	92	25	38
75	Oct 20, '16	Welcome @jesskah to @Sequoia!	2.8×	0	148	40	0
76	Nov 5, '23	The future of #AI governance is here. Join a global community of policymakers, engineers, activists, and more in ensuring that AI remains open and accessible to all. via @mozilla	2.8×	31k	57	25	6
77	Oct 26, '21	The Sequoia Fund is our boldest innovation yet to help founders build enduring companies for the 21st century. (3/3)	2.7×	0	183	12	3
78	Mar 8, '20	While politicians dither, Silicon Valley quickly shifts to work-from-home (WFH) as a default - self-imposed social distancing - to limit the spread of COVID-19. Hopefully, the Bay	2.7×	0	166	28	1
79	May 2, '20	Prediction: as more people spend at least some of their time working from home, we will see increased adoption of other forms of socializing and small events (clubs, hobbies, etc.)	2.7×	0	154	17	10
80	Oct 19, '17	Congrats to @dittycheria @dmerr @eliothorowitz & the entire @MongoDB team. Built by Developers for Developers:	2.5×	0	142	36	0
81	Mar 21, '21	We are deeply disturbed by the increase in anti-Asian violence, harassment and xenophobia across the U.S. We condemn the acts of bigotry and hate against the AAPI community and in	2.5×	0	175	14	1
82	Jul 26, '24	Thank you @mlevram for spending time getting to know Sequoia ... and for bringing rugby – and all the lessons it has to offer – to @FortuneMagazine readers.	2.5×	28k	92	10	11
83	Jan 19, '24	Thank you @wef for inviting me to speak about the exciting opportunities we see across Europe. As I shared, money follows opportunity. We are energized by Europe’s founders and the	2.5×	28k	49	15	13
84	Nov 9, '16	New day, new possibilities	2.5×	0	161	24	0
85	Jul 18, '24	Thank you for the engaging conversation! @ajs #BrainstormTech	2.3×	26k	37	8	15
86	Jul 18, '24	. @ajs: thank you for the fun conversation at #BrainstormTech! What a spectacular event (and venue).	2.3×	25k	21	2	4
87	Nov 5, '21	Thank you for the fun conversation @patrick_oshag!	2.3×	0	137	12	12
88	Oct 3, '19	The team at @BirdRide exemplifies grit and has been laser-focused on the key drivers of unit economics. We @sequoia are thrilled to strengthen our commitment to Bird and look forwa	2.2×	0	139	18	4
89	May 29, '24	Industries incapable of competing against the innovation and speed of technology start-ups resort to regulatory capture, in a desperate act of self preservation.	2.2×	24k	104	17	14
90	Jul 31, '24	We believe that strong company foundations compound in value over time. @Sequoia created Arc to connect with outlier founders as early as possible and share our learnings from 50+	1.9×	21k	84	15	32
91	Oct 26, '23	“when people reflect back late in life, what they regret is usually not the things they’ve done or failed at, but the things they haven't done”	1.9×	21k	118	17	33
92	Oct 25, '25	Persuasion uses logic to convince; coercion uses force to compel.	1.9×	21k	153	14	18
93	Oct 29, '25	View post on X	1.5×	17k	175	11	16
94	Oct 2, '25	Excited to have joined @daraladje on the Library of Minds podcast. The conversation doesn't end after the episode is over - you can pitch my @withdelphi and dive deeper into my tho	1.5×	16k	87	33	18
95	Aug 1, '25	We believed in @oegerikus and his vision for @Xbow right from the start! What an achievement.	1.4×	15k	135	84	5
96	Mar 4, '24	Rugby jersey signed by the @Blitzboks team playing in LA this weekend. Thank you, team! We are all proud of you and you bring us so much joy with your imaginative play. Good luck f	1.3×	14k	66	11	1
97	Jul 12, '24	Come support Team USA in their final rehearsal matches before heading to Paris for the Olympics! Wednesday July 17 at 7pm at 888 Table Tennis Center in Burlingame, CA.	1.0×	11k	33	1	3
98	Mar 2, '24	Rugby sevens in LA! @Blitzboks	1.0×	11k	66	7	1
99	Jun 4, '24	Fortune 500 companies now represent two-thirds of the U.S. GDP: This reinforces data pointing to ever increasing market concentration across industries in the US. The Herfindahl-Hi	0.9×	10k	32	8	11
100	Jan 4, '24	888 Table Tennis Center shines at the US Open, taking 48 medals in total	0.6×	6.1k	10	8	1

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