Investing with the Best, Founder-Problem Fit, Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, and More — Roelof Botha

This podcast features an interview with Roelof Botha, a venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital. The conversation covers Botha's career path, including his choice of actuarial science, his time at McKinsey and PayPal, and his strategies at Sequoia. Key themes include the importance of long-term thinking, identifying "founder-problem fit," and the practice of pre-mortems and pre-parades in decision-making. Botha emphasizes the value of "dare to dream" and embracing calculated risks, even if many ventures fail, as a crucial element of success. The interview concludes with reflections on the professionalization of venture capital and the importance of teamwork alongside individual initiative.