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    Michael Moritz on family history, self-doubt and the cost of greatness

    The interview’s host says Moritz’s new book, Ausländer, traces his parents’ escape from Nazi Germany and helps explain his lifelong interest in what shapes exceptional people.

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    The host describes a conversation with venture investor Michael Moritz spanning family history, his Sequoia career and what he learned about himself while writing Ausländer. Listed topics include a Steve Jobs profile, why Don Valentine hired him, the cost of greatness, and why Moritz has never felt good at anything. Writing, journalism and AI are also on the agenda.

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    @patrick_oshagMy conversation with Michael Moritz, one of the great venture investors of the last 40 years. Michael joined Sequoia in 1986 and co-led the firm with Doug Leone (@dougleone) from 1995 to 2012. His investments include Google, Yahoo, PayPal, and Stripe. His new book, Ausländer, traces his parents' escape from Nazi Germany and helps explain his lifelong interest in what shapes exceptional people. We discuss: - The infamous Steve Jobs profile - Why Don Valentine hired him - The question he finds most revealing when interviewing people - Monomania and the cost of greatness - Why he has never felt good at anything - Writing, journalism and AI - What he learned about himself writing Ausländer I'd recommend watching this one if you can. Michael was incredibly thoughtful and reflective throughout, particularly when talking about his parents, childhood, and the more difficult parts of his personal story. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:53 Family History & Identity 7:03 Survival & Outsider Instinct 18:53 Studying Exceptional People 33:50 Self-Doubt & Success 41:17 Steve Jobs & Obsession 52:50 Joining Sequoia 1:03:22 Leadership & Alex Ferguson 1:08:25 Elon Musk & AI 1:17:12 Becoming Who You Are
    @signulllwhat mike describes happened to almost every industry where information arbitrage was leverage (which was a ton). first the internet compressed the value of knowing something others didn’t then pushed the remaining edge into smaller & smaller windows of time. e.g. in high frequency trading milliseconds of informational advantage can still be worth enormous amounts. even trump is monetizing earlier access to truth social posts to the tune of $100k +. second the same thing also happened to ordinary life (pick your category) in so many ways (see lines forming in nyc as a very basic example). in essence the internet killed info scarcity. & ai is now coming for the scarcity of interpretation of that info too. that will be even more transformative.

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    @patrick_oshagMy conversation with Michael Moritz, one of the great venture investors of the last 40 years. Michael joined Sequoia in 1986 and co-led the firm with Doug Leone (@dougleone) from 1995 to 2012. His investments include Google, Yahoo, PayPal, and Stripe. His new book, Ausländer, traces his parents' escape from Nazi Germany and helps explain his lifelong interest in what shapes exceptional people. We discuss: - The infamous Steve Jobs profile - Why Don Valentine hired him - The question he finds most revealing when interviewing people - Monomania and the cost of greatness - Why he has never felt good at anything - Writing, journalism and AI - What he learned about himself writing Ausländer I'd recommend watching this one if you can. Michael was incredibly thoughtful and reflective throughout, particularly when talking about his parents, childhood, and the more difficult parts of his personal story. Enjoy! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:53 Family History & Identity 7:03 Survival & Outsider Instinct 18:53 Studying Exceptional People 33:50 Self-Doubt & Success 41:17 Steve Jobs & Obsession 52:50 Joining Sequoia 1:03:22 Leadership & Alex Ferguson 1:08:25 Elon Musk & AI 1:17:12 Becoming Who You Are
    @signulllwhat mike describes happened to almost every industry where information arbitrage was leverage (which was a ton). first the internet compressed the value of knowing something others didn’t then pushed the remaining edge into smaller & smaller windows of time. e.g. in high frequency trading milliseconds of informational advantage can still be worth enormous amounts. even trump is monetizing earlier access to truth social posts to the tune of $100k +. second the same thing also happened to ordinary life (pick your category) in so many ways (see lines forming in nyc as a very basic example). in essence the internet killed info scarcity. & ai is now coming for the scarcity of interpretation of that info too. that will be even more transformative.