Sequoia and the changing venture capital industry
An editorial documentary opening that tests an influential investor's reputation with interviews, portfolio graphics, a failed bet, and geopolitical evidence.
By @FinancialTimes for Financial TimesRuns 29:27
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Why it works
The opening turns a company profile into an industry-level question by 0:33, then uses a circuit-board chart near 1:12 and recognizable portfolio marks near 1:20 to make its scale visible. A specific failed investment from 2:16–3:52 and the geographic split from 3:53–5:25 keep testing that reputation; the chart-and-portfolio span at 1:10.7–1:28.3 is the strongest replayed interval in the measured excerpt.
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