Silicon Valley has been trying to digest news of a secret meeting held by top venture firm Sequoia Capital earlier this week. At the meeting, leading Sequoia partners laid out bleak short and long-term scenarios for the world economy — and strong medicine for the firm’s portfolio companies.
Notes from the presentation have since been leaking out. Now, a very kind anonymous tipster has sent in the slides used at the meeting. Because it matches previously-leaked information, we’re assuming it’s real.
Among other things, the “RIP: Good Times” gravestone we heard about is included (pictured). Take a look for yourselves — there’s lots of detail about what went wrong in the economy, why the recovery is going to take awhile, and what startups can do to survive.
Here’s the presentation:
1:53 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Powerpoint Presentation Of Doom said:
[...] VentureBeat was able to track down the presentation Sequoia Capital gave to it’s portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week. It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. [...]
1:54 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Powerpoint Presentation Of Doom said:
[...] VentureBeat was able to track down the presentation Sequoia Capital gave to it’s portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week. It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. [...]
2:07 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Powerpoint Presentation Of Doom - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] VentureBeat was able to track down the presentation Sequoia Capital gave to it’s portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week. It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. [...]
2:20 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom said:
[...] VentureBeat was able to track down the presentation Sequoia Capital gave to it’s portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week. It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. [...]
2:32 am
Unfortune said:
[...] VentureBeat was able to track down the presentation Sequoia Capital gave to it’s portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week. It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we covered yesterday along with an email that angel investor Ron Conway sent to his 130 active portfolio companies. [...]
2:33 am
oconnoat.com » Blog Archive » This is the end, my only friend. said:
[...] on VentureBeat) I particularly find the notes about advertising and mobile interesting. They are often claimed to [...]
2:40 am
HHL - die Unternehmer-Hochschule said:
[...] companies, e.g. Sequoia Capital, Benchmark et. al. Their key advice: save cahs More on this here, here, hereAnd the Sequoia presentation here (via Venture Beat) Sequoia Capital on startups and the [...]
3:31 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom »TechAddress said:
[...] that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we [...]
3:32 am
The prediction market companies and the economic crisis | Midas Oracle .ORG said:
[...] The Sequoia slides… Download this post if you are viewing this within a feed reader. Sequoia Capital on startups [...]
3:34 am
Why I Don’t Buy Into The Web 2.0 Death | tinyCrunch said:
[...] VB Share and Enjoy: [...]
3:41 am
Sequoia Capital on the Economic Downturn | SlideShare Blog said:
[...] firm Sequoia Capital earlier this week had a meeting to address the economic downturn. Today, VentureBeat managed to their hands on the presentation and have uploaded it to [...]
3:55 am
Ajax Girl » Blog Archive » Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom said:
[...] that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we [...]
4:15 am
Recession and the End of ‘Web 2.0′ « Screenwerk said:
[...] those lines, Om Malik and Venture Beat report on the Sequoia Capital “RIP: Good Times” meeting for its portfolio CEOs. (The [...]
4:49 am
peHUB » peHUB First Read said:
[...] hearing rumors that Sequoia has decided to cut bait with about a dozen portfolio cos.). Anyway, Eric Eldon got a copy of the PowerPoint deck. Here it is: Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View [...]
5:27 am
RIP Buenos tiempos said:
[...] muy negro, sí señor. En VentureBeat han publicado la presentación entera, que está colgada en Slideshare y que reproduzco. Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic [...]
5:30 am
Sequoia marca el fin de la burbuja web 2.0 - Foros de CHW said:
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5:43 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we [...]
6:19 am
Startup Advice - Sell Sell Sell - Hire People Who Can Sell « Furrier.org - Business & Technology Blog said:
[...] Who Can Sell October 10, 2008 Posted by John Furrier in Technology. trackback There are posts all over the place over the VC memos to their startups. I wrote yesterday explaining my view of the Silicon Valley situation that it [...]
6:50 am
Doom and gloom for startups » trendpreneur -- cool hunting for savvy businesspeople said:
[...] out mixed messages. VentureBeat reports on Sequoia Capital, whose leaked presentation carries the starkly grim message “R.I.P. Good Times”. The message to startups is simple, but reflects some of the [...]
7:36 am
My Own Pirate Radio » Useful Financial Links Roundup - 2008/10/10 said:
[...] to do in order to survive. Someone has helpfully leaked the presentation, which you can find on VentureBeat. In short, they are telling companies to move to a strong cash position (e.g. by making cuts to [...]
7:44 am
Is the Economy in a Moment of Peak Clarity? | Leveraging Ideas said:
[...] The glory days of GM, cheap oil and irrational exuberance are over. I’m tired of all the fear propagating. Although it’s painful we must all recognize these events for what they really are: an [...]
8:10 am
Is Moving to Canada That Bad? | Mark Evans said:
[...] the wake of Sequoia’s “RIP: Good Times” meeting earlier this week in which warned its start-ups to batten down the hatches, one of the CEOs [...]
9:03 am
La presentacion de Sequoia | Matt's said:
[...] Publicado por Matt el 10/10/2008 en Economia. Etiquetas: Economia, sillicon valley. Via Venturebeat obtubimos la presentacion que le dio Sequoia a los emprendedores de Silicon Valley Sequoia Capital [...]
9:11 am
RIP: Good Times | Nick Taylor said:
[...] I was interested to find, via this VentureBeat article, a presentation from Sequoia [...]
9:36 am
Die Krise und das Internet « Die ersten Tage der Zukunft said:
[...] Ratschläge, die freilich nicht allen helfen werden. Interessant allerdings ist eine PowerPoint Präsentation, die im Web kursiert. Mit dieser erläutert ein berühmter VentureCapital-Geber, wie es zum Crash [...]
11:05 am
Stock market swings wildly — plunges, then recovers, now down 4 percent » VentureBeat said:
[...] compatible with the series of slides shown by Silicon Valley venture firm Sequoia Capital to its portfolio companies this week. The slides, 56 in all, attempt to explain how forces such as increased productivity and [...]
11:31 am
Frozen VC’s Will Be a Boon for Internet Entrepeneurs » Dogster Inc. Company Blog said:
[...] has been a lot of very sagacious advice offered by Venture Capitalists and investors to their portfolio companies [...]
12:02 pm
The Sequoia Presentation. « Scotsman on a Horse said:
[...] The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is » VentureBeat Silicon Valley has been trying to digest news of a secret meeting held by top venture firm Sequoia Capital earlier this week. At the meeting, top Sequoia partners laid out bleak short and long-term scenarios for the world economy — and strong medicine for the firm’s portfolio companies. Published in: [...]
12:03 pm
Recession and the End of ‘Web 2.0′ | Trip Delivery said:
[...] those lines, Om Malik and Venture Beat report on the Sequoia Capital “RIP: Good Times” meeting for its portfolio CEOs. (The [...]
12:30 pm
Sequoia Capital “RIP: Good Times” Powerpoint | Idiot Inc. said:
[...] and laying out a bleak overview for the world economy. This presentation — obtained by VentureBeat — details what went wrong with the economy and how Sequoia’s upstart companies can [...]
12:40 pm
Excellent explanation of current economy - bplusd said:
[...] to Venturebeat for the [...]
12:48 pm
Sequoia’s complete gloom-and-doom presentation [Meltdowns] : VCsAndAngels - Venture Capital / VCs, Angel Investors, Startup News, Etc said:
[...] advocated immediate cost cuts. We’d gotten notes from an attendee, but VentureBeat got its hands on the actual PowerPoint deck: Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View SlideShare presentation or Upload your [...]
12:52 pm
More details on Sequoia’s economic “inconvenient truth” meeting » VentureBeat said:
[...] Sequoia presentation that they’d like to send over: eric (at) venturebeat (dot) com. Update: Here’s the presentation. Tags: inv:Sequoia SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “More details on Sequoia’s economic [...]
12:55 pm
‘R.I.P. Good Times,’ Sequoia Capital Warns - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com said:
[...] abuzz over an emergency meeting that Sequoia Capital called for its portfolio companies on Tuesday. VentureBeat now has the slideshow presented at that meeting, thanks to a kind [...]
1:06 pm
Tech Trader Daily - Barron’s Online : Sequoia Capital Warns: The Dark Ages Are Here said:
[...] its portfolio companies this week. GigaOm’s Om Malik had a nice take on the story yesterday; VentureBeat has posted the PowerPoint slides from the Sequoia presentation, and I’ve re-posted them [...]
2:29 pm
Sequoia Venture: Now is the time to start panicing - Luxury4Play.com said:
[...] more money, cut your staff in half. Meltdowns: Sequoia’s complete gloom-and-doom presentation The Sequoia
2:48 pm
Pucker up. Timing can mean everything. « Startup Sherpa said:
[...] economy and “poof” everything disappears. VCs throw cold water on portfolio companies “RIP: Good Times” from Sequioa Angel investor Ron Conway to portfolio: Cut expenses [...]
3:05 pm
The Ambrosini Critique » Blog Archive » Loads of good data said:
[...] VentureBeat) This is one of those facts that I just know… I’m having a terrible time tracking down [...]
4:35 pm
Sequoia’s Slide Show on the Economy « Joe Duck said:
[...] Advice to startups has been the subject of speculation for the past few days, but now VentureBeat has posted the actual slide show from a recent major meeting where startups were told to prepare for [...]
5:05 pm
broadstuff said:
The Future of Web Apps (FOWA) is…..a lot smaller than the past?…
It was very odd being at the Future of Web Apps initially - what was presented on stage had clearly mainly been written before the crashes of the last fortnight, so there was this sense of unreality as geeks talked about cool tech, entrepreneurs pimpe…
5:23 pm
Paid Content : Patricof on "R.I.P Good Times": Don't Burrow Into a Dark Hole said:
[...] while Sequoia and other left-coast VC firms are asking their firms to tighten up, and strategically leaking their own advice about surviving the economic downturn (nevermind their investments into some [...]
5:24 pm
HipMojo.com » Where’s the Beef? How Investors’ Poor Judgment Screwed Entrepreneurs said:
[...] VCs start to sweat and throw in the towel on more and more startups, I realize that there’s really very little [...]
6:12 pm
Readers Edition » Die Krise und das Internet said:
[...] Ratschläge, die freilich nicht allen helfen werden. Interessant allerdings ist eine PowerPoint Präsentation, die im Web kursiert. Mit dieser erläutert ein berühmter VentureCapital-Geber, wie es zum [...]
9:22 pm
Sequoia Capital heralds Dark Days ahead | motochan.com said:
[...] you haven’t been following the latest developments in Venture Capital land, this deck of slides by Sequoia Capital to its portfolio investees should quickly bring you up to speed. Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View [...]
10:07 pm
The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is « said:
[...] Read full article: Click here [...]
12:16 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom | Holly Swanson said:
[...] that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we [...]
3:29 am
despuesdegoogle » Blog Archive » Sequoia: R.I.P. Good Times said:
[...] Vía VentureBeat [...]
9:05 am
Squawk Box October 10: Friday Wrap — Alec Saunders SquawkBox said:
[...] up — the economy. On Wednesday and Thursday, VC’s in the US started to warn their portfolio companies to tighten belts. Are there safe ports in this storm? Which companies are most likely to [...]
6:33 pm
What’s Next After Web 2.0 | Unusual Fellow said:
[...] the past week some high profile VCs have been preaching belt tightening as the primary response to the economy. More than a few [...]
2:32 am
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom | Article Blog said:
[...] that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we [...]
9:30 am
Kapitalgeber warnen IT-Startups - The Inquirer DE said:
[...] Venture Beat // [...]
5:42 pm
Sequoia “RIP Good Times” said:
[...] we listen. Valleywag have notes from an attendee and here is a powerpoint presentation courtesy of VentureBeat. Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View SlideShare presentation or Upload your [...]
7:00 pm
Netcore Revenues Lower Than Expected, Costs Same, Says Rajesh Jain; Thoughts On Advertising | MediaNama said:
[...] take a look at Sequoia Capitals now (in)famous presentation to their portfolio companies (here): Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View SlideShare presentation or Upload your [...]
8:01 pm
Buenos Tiempos Descansa en Paz | AtajoTV said:
[...] VentureBeat han publicado la presentación completa. Eche una mirada por usted mismo a “RIP: Good [...]
10:46 pm
It's About Making Money Stupid | the rob blatt blog said:
[...] week, Venture Beat posted The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is. Slide 46 includes the following phrases under “SURVIVAL” Established Revenue [...]
1:26 am
Booklist 2.0: October 2008 said:
[...] The financial crisis seems to kill every innovative concept, Techcrunch declares Web 2.0 dead and Sequoia says RIP to good times… Fortunately, there is Google who helps us to make sense of all the information that is [...]
7:03 am
The Smell of Good Business » Blog Archive » Where are all the good times? RIP - Sequoia CapitalPresentation said:
[...] presentation from Seqouia Capital (according to Venture Beat) Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View SlideShare presentation or Upload your [...]
7:18 am
Turns out, Sequoia raised more money than any other VC firm » VentureBeat said:
[...] one more reason why Sequoia Capital may have reacted as quickly as it did with its terrifying R.I.P. message to companies: Sequoia raised more money than any other venture firm in the third [...]
8:58 am
Turns out, Sequoia raised more money than any other VC firm - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] one more reason why Sequoia Capital may have reacted as quickly as it did with its terrifying R.I.P. message to companies: Sequoia raised more money than any other venture firm in the third [...]
12:30 pm
Redfin cutting 20 percent of staff said:
[...] Redfin layoffs come amid several warnings from prominent venture capital firms — including Benchmark Capital and Sequoia [...]
12:48 pm
briancolbert.com » Blog Archive » Bucket of water said:
[...] still shaking my head that Sequoia Capital felt the need sound the alarm bells. Who in Silicon Valley doesn’t recognize the [...]
1:48 pm
Blog @ VALU VALU » Blog Archive » VCs and guts divination said:
[...] makes 15-years prediction one month later! What is their divination methods? Statistics (see RIP good Times) In case you’re interested in such premonition, here’s how it works: wait enough time [...]
2:02 pm
Mediavorous » Blog Archive » Links for October 10th through October 13th said:
[...] The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is » VentureBeat - terrifying but bracing… [...]
4:05 pm
Quel impact pour les greentech en cas de récession ? | GreenUnivers said:
[...] de l’inquiétude, voir de la peur qui règne globalement chez les plus éminents VC, cette présentation éloquente du fonds Sequoia sur l’ampleur de la crise, qui a fuité sur le site spécialisé [...]
5:40 am
A Severe Outbreak of Caution said:
[...] the sector. Venture capital firms have been sounding a much more strident alarm all week, e.g. Sequioa’s warning, and of course for startups the need to get their house in order is paramount. For established [...]
6:56 am
Fabrice Grinda: Musings of an Entrepreneur » What the financial crisis means to entrepreneurs said:
[...] Only profitability will put you in control of your destiny! If you have not seen it, check out the Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation. [...]
1:21 pm
Feeds mobile edition said:
[...] calling it the death of Web 2.0. Jason Calacanis wrote about (The) Startup Depression. The VCs are circling the wagons. The Angels are harkening back to the last bubble. There’s some optimism coming from a few people [...]
8:26 am
Seqouia Cap "Secret meeting" slideshow - Millionaire Entrepreneur Forum said:
[...] on but apprentley this is the slides from a metting about the economy inside seqouia capital. The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is
11:03 am
Insight on software business, service and technology » Blog Archive » links for 2008-10-15 said:
[...] The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is » VentureBeat (tags: sequoia capital presentation) Posted by justinche Filed in Digest [...]
2:05 pm
Sad Guys on Sand Hill Road | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD said:
[...] are cowering under their desks.” ‘Course it was Sequoia that just held that “RIP: Good Times” meeting last week [...]
4:46 pm
Bust or Needless Fuss? The Chaotic State of the Valley « The MIXTT Blog said:
[...] does this affect the VCs? It’s darn hard to tell. You’ve got Sequoia’s scary “R.I.P. Good Times” presentation; Ron Conway’s ominous words of warning; but at the same time, Ron has been quoted as saying [...]
2:10 am
What the financial crisis means to entrepreneurs - Millionaire Entrepreneur Forum said:
[...] Only profitability will put you in control of your destiny! If you have not seen it, check out the Sequoia
8:01 am
Jive talk and social software — Too much information said:
[...] Sequoia in September 2007 and unless your Internet was unplugged last week, you know how Sequoia is advising its portfolio [...]
6:06 pm
More job cuts hit Silicon Valley: Zivity and hi5 » VentureBeat said:
[...] the pain today at least leads to survival. As slide 49 from Sequoia Capital’s now-infamous presentation on the downturn illustrates, cutting early helps avoid out-of-control problems later on, and instead positions [...]
1:37 am
Getting Back to Business Fundamentals « Development at Guidewire said:
[...] everyone had better actually focus on business fundamentals and actual cash flow again. The Sequoia Capital presentation was the most well-reported example, but in general it seems like everyone is starting to get [...]
2:55 am
The Original Sims :: Digital Circle Podcast 08 :: October :: 2008 said:
[...] Tanking economy may lead to spear-phishing and social engineering scams And a confidential Power Point from Sequioa has been distributed on the web with the hear… [...]
2:58 am
Digital Circle » Blog Archive » Digital Circle Podcast 08 - Crisis, What Crisis? said:
[...] And a confidential Power Point from Sequioa has been distributed on the web with the heart warmin… [...]
10:32 am
Search engine startup SearchMe cuts 20 percent of staff » VentureBeat said:
[...] meeting at the firm’s headquarters in Menlo Park last week, where its partners gave a doom-and-gloom presentation and the need for immediate [...]
1:23 pm
Real estate site Zillow cuts 40 employees » VentureBeat said:
[...] their finances under control (Zillow competitor Trulia is backed by Sequoia Capital, which recently called its startups in for its own cautionary presentation.) Another Seattle real estate site called Redfin announced a 20 percent layoff earlier this week. [...]
2:13 pm
Real estate site Zillow cuts 40 employees - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] (Zillow competitor Trulia is backed by Sequoia Capital, which recently called its startups in for its own cautionary presentation.) Another Seattle real estate site called Redfin announced a 20 percent layoff earlier this [...]
3:44 pm
Diversified Insurance Brokers Blog » Blog Archive » Financial Crisis Impacts Startups said:
[...] Sequoia Capital slide deck was posted on Venture Beat and can be seen below courtesy of VB: Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic downturn View [...]
7:36 pm
First Ascent Ventures, LLC - The Early Stage Investment Blog » Here Come the Layoffs said:
[...] downturn and what was going to be required to survive it. If you haven’t clicked through the presentation yet, you really must - it makes for interesting but very scary reading. One statement is now burned [...]
9:15 am
Minnov8 Gang Podcast - Episode 10 | Minnov8: Minnesota Innovation in Internet and Web Technology said:
[...] - Sequoia Capital’s meeting with their funded companies and the presentation. Good recap here. [...]
1:33 pm
Selected Thoughts and Actions of Ralph Shao » The Absurd Man Says Yes and His Efforts Will Henceforth Be Unceasing said:
[...] only been a couple weeks since the Sequoia RIP presentation, and all the related posts about how it’s time for startups to cut their burn rate, since [...]
4:36 am
My daily readings 10/19/2008 « Strange Kite said:
[...] The Sequoia “RIP: Good Times” presentation: Here it is » VentureBeat [...]
4:48 am
PICTURAPixel - Bloco de Notas » Os Bons Tempos morreram. “Rest In Peace”. said:
[...] Link aqui. [...]
11:38 am
Dreaded capital calls at venture funds may not be met » VentureBeat said:
[...] shows how the whole financial system is interconnected to the tech economy. And it may explain why Sequoia Capital and Benchmark Capital offered warnings so swiftly to their portfolio companies to cut back and not count on as much money in the future. Sequoia [...]
8:20 pm
Money is Still Flowing (to Mobile); AdMob Raises $15M+ - Mashable said:
[...] companies like Google and Apple but more recently made headlines with its “RIP Good Times” presentation is putting some money to work tonight. The firm is leading a $15.7 million investment in AdMob, a [...]
9:35 pm
Money is Still Flowing (to Mobile); AdMob Raises $15M+ »TechAddress said:
[...] companies like Google and Apple but more recently made headlines with its “RIP Good Times” presentation is putting some money to work tonight. The firm is leading a $15.7 million investment in AdMob, a [...]
9:51 pm
Money is Still Flowing (to Mobile); AdMob Raises $15M+ | World News said:
[...] companies like Google and Apple but more recently made headlines with its “RIP Good Times” presentation is putting some money to work tonight. The firm is leading a $15.7 million investment in AdMob, a [...]
11:28 am
Praesto Convergence » Mobile Advertising à prova da crise? said:
[...] A Sequoia Capital, um dos principais e mais respeitados fundos de capital de risco no mundo (e que investiu em empresas como Google, Oracle e YouTube), teve na semana passada uma de suas apresentações internas vazadas na Internet. Esta apresentação, entitulada “Rest In Peace: Good Times”, feita para orientação de todas suas empresas investidas, pregava que a crise mundial afetaria de forma bastante impactante os planos das empresas, e que o momento era de controlar custos para evitar o máximo possível a necessidade de busca de novos aportes. (Mais detalhes sobre a apresentação aqui) [...]
9:21 pm
Tom Foremski: IMHO mobile edition said:
[...] to good use, her VC contacts say they are continuing to invest in good ideas and good teams. The Sequoia RIP powerpoint presentation is considered overkill in some VC [...]
4:54 pm
self-evident » Multimedia cornucopia said:
[...] VC firm) gave a “secret” presentation to their victims clients in Silicon Valley, and somebody leaked the slides. Recommend preparing a drink before clicking through this [...]
5:24 pm
Money is Still Flowing (to Mobile); AdMob Raises $15M+ said:
[...] companies like Google and Apple but more recently made headlines with its “RIP Good Times” presentation is putting some money to work tonight. The firm is leading a $15.7 million investment in AdMob, a [...]
12:12 am
Video site Break lays off 11, looks to hire more » VentureBeat said:
[...] out how to become billion-dollar businesses. So layoffs in this area are not surprising now that startups are facing the larger economic downturn. And, that’s what the latest job-cutter, video site, Break.com, [...]
2:07 am
Video site Break lays off 11, looks to hire more - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] out how to become billion-dollar businesses. So layoffs in this area are not surprising, now that startups are facing the larger economic downturn. That more or less what the latest job-cutter, video site Break.com, [...]
8:20 pm
Sequoia Capital’s 56 Slide Presentation Of Doom - Technology Info said:
[...] that Sequoia Capital gave to its portfolio company CEO’s earlier this week (and so did VentureBeat). It’s a long, 56 slide Powerpoint message of doom and gloom in Silicon Valley that we [...]
3:37 am
Eight Black » Blog Archive » A Resurrection. Sort Of. said:
[...] here’s the link to the famous Sequoia presentation that’s been circulating the web. A good read no matter [...]
6:23 am
Sequoia’s “RIP” Powerpoint said:
[...] Capital’s powerpoint on the economic crisis, allegedly leaked. Sequoia Capital on startups and the economic [...]
8:09 am
Forrester CEO: Here’s a Little Song I Wrote … | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD said:
[...] Credit: Sequoia Capital via VentureBeat] Print [...]
10:52 am
Latest addition to Wednesday’s “downturn” roundtable: Toni Schneider » VentureBeat said:
[...] the Sequoia “RIP Good Times” presentation gave a broad overview of the economic problems facing the tech world, it provided mostly a macro [...]
6:48 pm
Downturn may prompt increase in provisional patent applications » VentureBeat said:
[...] are generally cutting outside legal spending in this ‘Sequoia RIP good times‘ environment,” said Yoichiro “Yokum” Taku, a partner at Wilson Sonsini [...]
9:08 pm
Downturn may prompt increase in provisional patent applications - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] are generally cutting outside legal spending in this ‘Sequoia RIP good times‘ environment,” said Yoichiro “Yokum” Taku, a partner at Wilson Sonsini [...]
7:30 am
Pixel8 Studios - Online News Snippets… BUMPER 3rd Edition « Pixel8 Studios Blog said:
[...] Sobering news from Sequoia Capital [...]
9:39 am
Between the Lines mobile edition said:
[...] likely won’t produce any follow-up. They may even be canceled. You can spend your time boning up on Sequoia’s 56 slides of doom. Or by reading the Forrester and Mayfield opinions that the fallow period this time won’t be as bad [...]
10:10 am
VentureBeat downturn event: report on the VC panel » VentureBeat said:
[...] of VentureBeat, started the panel with a question about what the panelists thought about the “Good Times R.I.P.” presentation by Sequoia Capital, which recommended that start-ups slash spending. John Doerr said that it was good advice because [...]
12:37 pm
VentureBeat downturn event: report on the VC panel - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] of VentureBeat, started the panel with a question about what the panelists thought about the “Good Times R.I.P.” presentation by Sequoia Capital, which recommended that start-ups slash spending. John Doerr said that it was good advice because [...]
4:44 pm
Elliott Ng’s China Itinerary for November 2008 said:
[...] our growth seems completely uncorrelated to the Dow! However, the global financial meltdown and VC advice on how to survive nuclear winter will cause us to invest less aggressively and to single-mindedly focused on getting to cashflow [...]
5:01 pm
VentureBeat’s downturn event: The VC panel - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] of VentureBeat, started the panel with a question about what the panelists thought about the “Good Times R.I.P.” presentation by Sequoia Capital, which recommended that start-ups slash spending. John Doerr said that it was good advice because [...]
7:34 pm
Why I Don’t Buy Into The Web 2.0 Death : tinyComb said:
[...] VB October 10, 2008 | jason | tinyCrunch | [...]
7:22 pm
10 Ways to Avoid Emergency When Your Web Services Disappear on You | Technologizer said:
[...] all: Features Venture capitalists telling the startups they invest in that the good times are over. Big companies hunkering down. Layoffs, layoffs everywhere. You’d have to be a wild-eyed [...]
9:30 pm
Eight Reasons Why Now May Be The Right Time To Invest In Your Site said:
[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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The Remote Viewer » Blog Archive » A Radical Business Plan for FacebookCharge people. said:
[...] are here again. Venture capital firms are telling their clients to batten down the hatches because free money is gone. Share prices for the biggest tech companies have plummeted over the past year. Per TechCrunch, [...]
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[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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Palo Alto Networks pulls in new funds to ride out recession - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] Lane Bess, chief executive of the enterprise firewall and security firm, raised $27 million just a few months ago but felt it was prudent to raise more. He said that the company was taking the advice of one of its venture capital investors, Sequoia Capital, which advised clients to hunker down in a now-famous presentation entitled “R.I.P.: Good times.” [...]
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Gilman Louie on the great lies of venture capitalists and why it’s still a good time to start a company » VentureBeat said:
[...] pointed to the “R.I.P.: Good Times” presentation circulated by Sequoia Capital and said that it brought up the old saw: when [...]
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Gilman Louie on the great lies of venture capitalists and why it’s still a good time to start a company - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] pointed to the “R.I.P.: Good Times” presentation circulated by Sequoia Capital and said that it brought up the old saw: when [...]
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Francesc’s Weblog » Sequoia’s RIP The Good Times… Interesting view indeed said:
[...] http://venturebeat.com/2008/10/10/the-sequoia-rip-good-times-presentation-get-your-copy-here/ Tags: economic crisis, US Economy [...]
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SLI is in a strong position : SLI Systems Blog said:
[...] capital firm Sequoia Capital made a now famous presentation to their portfolio companies titled “RIP: The Good Times”, warning these companies about the seriousness of the economic crisis and the need for them to [...]
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LinkedIn lays off 10 percent of staff » VentureBeat said:
[...] noting LinkedIn’s backers include Sequoia Capital, the venture firm that gave the now famous RIP Good Times presentation advising its startups to tighten their belts. Shortly afterwards, several Sequoia startups including Jive Software and imeem announced [...]
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LinkedIn lays off 10 percent of staff - Start-Up News | Internet Startups said:
[...] noting LinkedIn’s backers include Sequoia Capital, the venture firm that gave the now famous RIP Good Times presentation advising its startups to tighten their belts. Shortly afterwards, several Sequoia startups including Jive Software and imeem announced [...]
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[...] I’d recommend you watch this presentation by Sequoia Capital, entitled RIP:Good Times. [...]
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Recession in Silicon Valley « The Baseline Scenario said:
[...] of the credit crisis and economic downturn on the technology industry and startup companies. The slides have been leaked, beginning with a tombstone with the words “R. I. P. Good Times.” (By the way, those of [...]
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Lunch with MJ Sikorsky | lwsp said:
[...] JL: What do you think of the whole ’sky is falling’ VC view, and the Sequoia doom presentation? [...]
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Technology news - Techvibes Blog said:
[...] Jon Lam of Calgary’s Ph03nix New Media Inc. is taking smart people out for lunch and writing about it online at Lunch with Smart People. Great concept. Up first is Cambrian House’s MJ Sikorsky at the Calgary Earl’s Tin Palace. Be sure to check out the full lunch interview which kicks off with: “What do you think of the whole ’sky is falling’ VC view, and the Sequoia doom presentation?” [...]
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The way to an exit. « Baby is 60 - Tim Panton on voice and computers said:
[...] attempt an exit in 2009″. (Although Doug Richard of Libraryhouse said that the leaked presentation Sequoia gave to their portfolio may be a bluff, to get everyone else to cut back while they take [...]
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Report: Facebook not in trouble, still planning world domination » VentureBeat said:
[...] the accelerator.” Thiel’s statement, of course, is in direct contradiction to the Sequoia Capital “RIP: Good Times” presentation we obtained last month, which outlinined the need for startups to immediately make [...]
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Startups: The Upside of a Downturn | Current Capital said:
[...] to discuss survival in the economic downturn. The presentation at the meeting, titled “R.I.P: Good Times,” quickly made its way onto the Internet, adding to fear in the startup community in Silicon [...]