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Dannie Herzberg
@DannieHerz
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Joined February 2010

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The untold story of 's journey to building an utterly beloved platform. 20m+ users, an effusive global community and a bold / steadfast mission of making toolmaking ubiquitous.
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40 years ago, computing pioneers thought everyone would make their own software. Today just 0.34% of the world are developers. Learn how @ivanhzhao, @akothari & @simonlast are building @NotionHQ to change our relationship with computers and software. 👇 sequoiacap.com/article/notion
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I can fully believe she's saying this. Brie has been a founder whisperer and now she's building the product that will help scale her wisdom & magic touch on company culture. Congrats - couldn't be prouder to partner with you
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I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m starting a company. I’m building something for teams that have found themselves hankering for more of that “we’re all in this together feeling” lately. Full scoop on what I’m dreaming up: constellate.team
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My favorite quote of the podcast.
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"What if it goes right? We're in the business of investing. We're not in the business of not investing. Assume for a second it goes right, what could you imagine this being?" — @roelofbotha quoting Mike Moritz 👇 youtu.be/EeuYiBMdnD4
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Highly recommend this fantastic episode - it is full of wisdom spanning psychology, goal-setting, dreaming with founders and embracing risk. A wonderful window into 's brilliant mind.
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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 companies. Listen here: tim.blog/2022/08/31/roe
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Earlier this year we announced Arc, a 7-week seed-stage catalyst for outlier founders. Today, we’re thrilled to open the application for the next cohort of Arc in the Americas. Outlier founders, apply now. sequoiacap.com/article/arc-am
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This year we unveiled Arc, Sequoia’s seed-stage catalyst that helps outlier founders build enduring, category-defining companies. Today, we’re thrilled to open applications for the first Arc Americas cohort. Apply here through July 13 sequoiacap.com/article/arc-am
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🧠Fav tips include: How to approach category creation [6:09] What makes a great marketer [11:31] How technical founders can find & vet a great marketers [24:58] How HubSpot structures teams to enable PLG [33:02]
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A top Q I get from founders is how to build a B2B marketing machine, a la , from day 1. I went straight to the source - HubSpot CMO - and asked him 35-min of Qs around how to build, recruit, and experiment in marketing. 🎙️here:
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I have a new favorite 20VC episode and it is full of 's wisdom, humility, stories and fresh frameworks for building and investing 👏👏 👏
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It is out and it is 🔥 I have wanted to have @dharmesh @HubSpot on the show for many years and we chat: Angel Investing 101 Why Culture is a Product and how to build it. The 3 stages of startup risk And so much more 👇 thetwentyminutevc.com/dharmesh-shah/
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Truth👇 is a remarkable (funny, smart, humble) leader building a massive business that's helping secure the internet. I highly recommend reading 's article re: - it's full of great lessons for founders, operators and investors alike
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She hates talking about herself, but @christinacaci @TrustVanta has one of the coolest founding stories, one of the best teams, and is building one of the most unique companies in SV (growth + unit economics + customer ROI). The full story: readthegeneralist.com/briefing/vanta
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📢 GTM Network: is modernizing healthcare infrastructure and is hiring sales roles across the board: medallion.co/careers. Read more below about the massive opportunity for impact and DM me if you know someone who would be a great fit:
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Speaking of life-changing relationships: got to reunite with IRL for the 1st time in 2+ years as he regaled a group of founders with lessons learned from building & scaling HubSpot. He was on-brand humble throughout and 'twas a masterclass in leadership & storytelling
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In the last week, I've had a 1:1 meal/drink/walk with 5 former-colleagues-turned-lifelong-friends from . Can't think of anything that's had a greater impact on my career than the people I've gotten to work alongside & befriend.
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Dear founders & those who plan to make the leap soon: is here to support you from the very💡moment & far beyond. 📣 Introducing Arc: a catalyst for outlier founders 👇 Apply now for the European cohort (US coming soon): seq.vc/arc
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Introducing Arc, a seed-stage catalyst for outlier founders. 🌱15 companies 🗓8 weeks 💰$1M up-front investment Apply now for our European cohort (US coming soon) 👉 seq.vc/arc
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At 15, took the initiative to cold email and built a personal relationship via their shared passion for addressing climate change. 15 years later, the founders remain laser-focused on this same mission. Hard to imagine better founder-market fit🌍
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Fifteen years ago, seeing An Inconvenient Truth was my wake-up call on climate. Today, it’s an enormous honor to welcome @AlGore as a @Watershed investor, and to chat with him about the joy of working on this problem every day: watershed.com/blog/al-gore-o
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Feeling lucky to call this amazing person a partner and to soak up 's 15 years of wisdom every day. Do you see how giddy he gets when he talks about the people in his orbit? PG is constantly observing, learning, and shining the spotlight onto others.
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Saturday was my 15 year anniversary @sequoia... one of the things I love about Sequoia is getting to learn new things from amazing people, so here are 15 lessons from 15 people over 15 years... hope you enjoy!
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👇What Bryan said & AMEN to our excitement for doubling down on our partnership with -- a truly special human and inspiring leader.
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Hug your head of Tax! Their world is crazy complex. @Anrok has arrived to automate sales tax, starting with SaaS companies like @fronthq @productboard and @trustvanta. We couldn’t be more excited to double down on our partnership with @_vltn, KG and @Mark_Goldberg_ @IndexVentures twitter.com/_vltn/status/1…
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The most meaningful endorsement from the real deal himself. Thank you, Dharmesh 🧡🙏 (😭)
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If you're a founder or work in sales, you need to listen to this podcast episode with @DannieHerz and @HarryStebbings. thetwentyminutevc.com/dannie-herzber Dannie's the real deal. One of the best I've seen come through HubSpot (and now at Sequoia). Plus, she gives great, cogent advice.
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