In this episode, we talk about the traits founders need to have to build a business in this new normal, the changing shape of industries in the post-COVID world, and Sequoia&#8217;s outlook and forecast as they make new investments.Abheek Anand, Managing Director of Sequoia Capital joins us to give us his insights. Sequoia is a venture capital firm that has backed companies like Apple, Google, Dropbox, Airbnb, Whatsapp and Zomato.[15:40] Abheek explains the shift caused by the inflection points in markets, which he broadly categorises as an accelerated shift from physical to digital. [22:52] Abheek shares how Sequoia is supporting its portfolio companies by helping them set expectations in the absence of perfect information.[27:51] Abheek advises new founders to focus on the very simple question, &#8220;why now&#8221;? That question is really asking why my business deserves to exist today and not five years ago? What&#8217;s new? Listen to the podcast to discover stories of exceptional people who are playing a key role in building and shaping the next wave of tech.
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AVC06: Inflection points in the new normal with Abheek Anand

In this episode, we talk about the traits founders need to have to build a business in this new normal, the changing shape of industries in the post-COVID world, and Sequoia&#8217;s outlook and forecast as they make new investments.Abheek Anand, Managing Director of Sequoia Capital joins us to give us his insights. Sequoia is a [&hellip;]

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AVC06: Inflection points in the new normal with Abheek Anand