Sequoia Capital
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Sequoia branches too far
A storied financier of startups expands -- but its new businesses have yet to take root.
A year ago, when venture capital firm Sequoia Capital ordered its portfolio companies to slash costs in the face of a sick economy, even healthy businesses, such as LinkedIn and Zappos.com, complied.
As word of the edict spread, many non-Sequoia startups also trimmed their budgets -- a testament to the venture firm's influence in Silicon Valley MORE
Adam Lashinsky, Sr. Editor at Large - Oct 23, 2009 7:00 AM ETPosted in: A123 Systems, AdMob, Apple, Atari, Cisco, Google, Heritage Fund, Imeem, Joost, LinkedIn, Michael Moritz, Pure Digital, Sequoia Capital, Sugar Publishing, Yahoo, Zappos
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