I never cease to be amazed by how incredibly valuable content like this gets 50k views and only 50 comments in a week, but a drag race between the newest BMW and Audi will rack up 10 times as many views and hundreds of comments. Generally speaking, people are astoundingly ignorant.
Well said! I would go deeper to say that even among these (now 80k viewers) its extremely crucial people don't use this video as a form of 'entertainment', instead of education. My guess is an even smaller subset of these viewers have a) taken down notes of key things that were said and b) returned to this video to find anything they missed, etc. Hopefully we all go down a slippery slope of decreasing ignorance by watching videos like this.
Both of you underestimate how difficult actuarial science is. Usually takes 5 years to pass the board. He did so in a year. Could argue Elon musk was privileged, coulda woulda shoulda
Because both the interviewer and interviewee are immigrants, thus clearly demonstrating the contribution and positive impact of a large number of immigrants in this country.
@@christopherwillson its simple, you heard what you wanted to hear. but I guess we all do that huh - two things can be true a) was his family well off? yes b) did he capitalise on that through ambition and hard work? you bet.
Warship Era was wishings Willings Before Engeeniaring Tools era butt Natural disasters was Natural cycles as Today's may be any country" and Prayers and result was only dipendency " Butt naw wee Have Equiped with Modern Indormations as per" worship is till naw Today as kind's of Out of Controoll Social collebration Gladious iff willing and wisshings aall togather" are Modern langueage"
Him explaining how he benefited so much from knowing the right people and being in the right place at the right time really feels icky. Is privilege what Sequoia wants to project? This feels like a big change from Moritz and Leone.
Why did he specify that it's the legal immigrants that have a huge influence on the success of the country? Does he have no idea how much illegal immigrants contribute?
@@christopherwillson How many unicorns have been founded by illegal immigrants? How many Nobel Prizes have been won? How many of America's best investors are illegal immigrants, or born to illegal immigrants? And before you say "but the settlers were illegal!!!" - the law then was that anyone could come. Today, that kind of law would destroy our country. If you're illegal, you don't belong here. It's that simple. It's always funny that the left loses their mind about capitalist exploitation of workers, but they want to keep flooding the country with third world migrants so farmers can rake in more profits.
@@christopherwillson How many illegals have won Nobel Prizes or started unicorns? In the last 20-30 years, the greatest Americans have been legal immigrants. You can cry about it if it makes you feel better.
He's probably referring to wealth creation which means entrepreneurship and investment. Both of which are hard to do if you do not have documentation. Unless you want to run mafias or gangs, that's wealth creation too
"nobody is an authority on your potential but you" chills
Such a great and insightful conversation with the amazing Roelof Botha! Thanks for sharing your wisdom Roelof.
Definition of authenticity… this was a great interview.
This was super powerful. Especially his response on how he wants to be remembered.
Incredible insights and wise words, the interviewer was great as well.
I never cease to be amazed by how incredibly valuable content like this gets 50k views and only 50 comments in a week, but a drag race between the newest BMW and Audi will rack up 10 times as many views and hundreds of comments.
Generally speaking, people are astoundingly ignorant.
Well said! I would go deeper to say that even among these (now 80k viewers) its extremely crucial people don't use this video as a form of 'entertainment', instead of education. My guess is an even smaller subset of these viewers have a) taken down notes of key things that were said and b) returned to this video to find anything they missed, etc. Hopefully we all go down a slippery slope of decreasing ignorance by watching videos like this.
I need to watch this at least 10 times more. Wow!
What an amazingly well-rounded talk. I hadn't heard of him before, but this is definitely one of the best I've heard on this channel.
Legend in sa. I studied with him in business science. Qualified as an actuary in one year!
@@dondourbijkes4428 woah!, so he's been in god mode from way back? nice.
@@dondourbijkes4428 Haha really? For his parents or his accomplishments? Was he hard working even then?
Both of you underestimate how difficult actuarial science is. Usually takes 5 years to pass the board. He did so in a year. Could argue Elon musk was privileged, coulda woulda shoulda
Thank you for sharing about your immigration experience.--from shen zheng of china
Thanks for giving this level of Exposure!
Very insightful interview, he seems very genuine, wise and humble. Nice one, really enjoyed this interview
Interviewer was great too.
inspiring from the beginning
Loved this
Wow. This is awesome😇😇😇Thank you for sharing Stanford GSB...
Very insightful! ❤❤
Love it!
amazing convo, go Roelof!
Wow, what a guy
I really love the insights
Why'd he quit 23andme board?
Blessing ❤🙏
Very good stuff!
graduated in both 2002 and 2008 :)
It must be amazing to create a system of scarcity to trigger human behaviors of wxcell. How do you do it when you sit on top of plenty?
I hear the word “immigrant” gets toss around alot in this interview, but anyone who thinks
Because both the interviewer and interviewee are immigrants, thus clearly demonstrating the contribution and positive impact of a large number of immigrants in this country.
Not your typical immigrant 😂. Also his family are colonialists meaning that holding high offices at the british empire. So not everyone is equal…
Keep making excuses for why other people are successful and you're not, losers
@@Sece1 oh😢. i see all these people and looks like majority of them are from family money. i wish I was too
@@mango-strawberry Well that's just a lie...look at all the Indian-Americans.
We'll see if someone who's been so privileged can carry on the Sequoia ethos.
Privileged? He had no money when he arrived??
@@dondourbijkes4428 Nonsense
@@dondourbijkes4428 That's not what I heard.
@@christopherwillson its simple, you heard what you wanted to hear. but I guess we all do that huh - two things can be true a) was his family well off? yes b) did he capitalise on that through ambition and hard work? you bet.
@@NITROUSOXIDE921 No I didn't hear what I wanted to hear. He ran out of money after a while, that's what happened.
Interesting.
Nice ❤
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Warship Era was wishings Willings Before Engeeniaring Tools era butt Natural disasters was Natural cycles as Today's may be any country" and Prayers and result was only dipendency " Butt naw wee Have Equiped with Modern Indormations as per" worship is till naw Today as kind's of Out of Controoll Social collebration Gladious iff willing and wisshings aall togather" are Modern langueage"
Him explaining how he benefited so much from knowing the right people and being in the right place at the right time really feels icky. Is privilege what Sequoia wants to project? This feels like a big change from Moritz and Leone.
Not at all. He is being humble. He has worked very hard for those opportunities.
@@dondourbijkes4428 Doesn't change how privileged he was and how much of a change that is.
@@christopherwillson You don't have to be privileged at all though, it just helps. Your failure is your own fault.
@@JasonMarchusi What is this argument. No one said you HAVE to be privileged. He was. That is the point.
@@christopherwillson Are you mentally ill? Or living at home with your parents? I know it's one or the other .
Why did he specify that it's the legal immigrants that have a huge influence on the success of the country? Does he have no idea how much illegal immigrants contribute?
Okay… those that mean we have encouraged this? Disclaimer: I’m an immigrant myself
@@thecristopher1013 The truth matters.
@@christopherwillson How many unicorns have been founded by illegal immigrants? How many Nobel Prizes have been won? How many of America's best investors are illegal immigrants, or born to illegal immigrants?
And before you say "but the settlers were illegal!!!" - the law then was that anyone could come. Today, that kind of law would destroy our country. If you're illegal, you don't belong here. It's that simple.
It's always funny that the left loses their mind about capitalist exploitation of workers, but they want to keep flooding the country with third world migrants so farmers can rake in more profits.
@@christopherwillson How many illegals have won Nobel Prizes or started unicorns? In the last 20-30 years, the greatest Americans have been legal immigrants. You can cry about it if it makes you feel better.
He's probably referring to wealth creation which means entrepreneurship and investment. Both of which are hard to do if you do not have documentation. Unless you want to run mafias or gangs, that's wealth creation too
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