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Anyone remember who wrote that doomsday deck for portfolio founders in like 2008? I can’t believe it’s escaping me, it caused quite the stir at the time.
by benreesman 4y ago
Anyone remember who wrote that doomsday deck for portfolio founders in like 2008? I can’t believe it’s escaping me, it caused quite the stir at the time.
- sokoloff 4y agoSequoia https://www.slideshare.net/eldon/sequoia-capital-on-startups-and-the-economic-downturn-presentation?type=powerpoint https://www.slideshare.net/eldon/sequoia-capital-on-startups...
- jaytxng 4y agoAdding to this thread the link to their new slides for 2022: https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22036831/adaptingtoenduremay2022.pdf https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/22036831/adaptingtoen... Not titled as doom-y this time round.
- drdrek 4y agoIts actually pretty sober and to the point, and pretty relevant today. I think its just the first slide that is ingrained in peoples minds.
- CamperBob2 4y agoI don't know. Someone who took action under the assumption that the trends in that presentation were going to drive the economy over the next 10 years would have lost a LOT of money. Notice the conspicuously-missing X axis label on page 42.
- algoatecorn 4y agoThank you for posting this. Now, does anyone know how I can download the deck without logging into the site and using their free trial?
- areyousure 4y agohttps://www.allianceofceos.com/assets/forum/2008-10-Sequoia%20Capital%20on%20New%20Realities.pdf https://www.allianceofceos.com/assets/forum/2008-10-Sequoia%...
- thoughtpeddler 4y agoAh yes, a Silicon Valley classic. The deck infamously known as "RIP Good Times"