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This is possibly the most unusable website I have ever seen. I can't even get to an "about" page. It keeps sending me to a Chinese version of the site.

• nopassrecover 17y ago
  Yeah all search that doesn't autocomplete seems to redirect to a China version and then use Google search (which has inaccurate links now). On a side note I wonder if they are giving Google an accurate index.
• anigbrowl 17y ago
  Not me it doesn't. And I found out all about Sequoia Capital by simply typing 'us'. As in USA...the country comes up to the left of the search results to tell you what domain you're searching in. Incidentally, since SC doesn't have a 'Europe' division, I nominate myself to create it. Well, you never know. I disagree with your view about the design; it may break all kinds of rules, but I found it eminently usable and intuitive. The only thing I'd add is a history queue, so you can see where you came from rather than going outside the interface to hit your browser's 'back' button. Overall I found it a lot faster to navigate than most sites, including the older one. I approve of this minimalist trend.
  • DanielStraight 17y ago
    I imagine it's usable and intuitive if you know what Sequoia Capital is, but since I didn't, it made no sense at all. How would I know what to search for?
    • josefresco 17y ago
      Are you saying there are people who live outside of San Fran/the valley that aren't Apple worshiping, turtle neck wearing, VW driving hipsters? I demand proof.
    • anigbrowl 17y ago
      how about 'what is sequoia capital'? Not being snarky, but I think people underestimate how often a natural language query will work, and how often non-techies use them (although if you don't know who they are, you probably aren't likely to have a relationship with them).
      • mmorris 17y ago
        It seems like that would make sense, but when I type in 'what is sequoia capital', I end up at the google results page. Fortunately, it has a link to the Sequoia website as the first result! Unfortunately, that link brings me back to the blank search box page. The 'us' page does have a (somewhat) helpful snippet, but I can't get to it easily by typing 'about' or 'sequoia' either. Not a bad concept, but I think the execution needs a bit of work.
      • DanielStraight 17y ago
        Well, there's another problem too. If I open a blank text document with the intent of writing some code but I have no idea what I'm developing, I'm not going to get anything written. If you give me a search box, and there's nothing I want to find, why would I type anything at all?