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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

11 months

The question I hear most from founders in @Sequoia Arc is about #pricing . Pricing is one of the most underutilized levers for startups. Why does it matter so much? It has the most direct impact on revenue, and the moment you establish your pricing, you determine your TAM.

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Bogomil Balkansky

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6 months

The search for product market fit is the most daunting part of the early startup journey. That's why we @sequoia synthesized our 50+ years of company building into this Product Market Fit framework.

Here’s how Sequoia teaches founders to find product-market fit

The VC firm Sequoia Capital is now making instructional materials from its selective startup accelerator available to the public.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

We just launched @Sequoia 's fifth seed fund and opened applications for the latest cohort of Arc, our seed stage catalyst. There are a lot of interesting opportunites across markets, but here's what I'm most excited about 🧵 👇

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1 year

Open source has become the lifeblood of technology and we at @sequoia are happy to support the open source movement with a new Fellowship. We give a stipend to prominent open-source developers to allow them to focus on their project full-time. Our first fellow is @tiangolo from

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8 months

Applications for @Sequoia Arc are now open. Our 7-week company-building immersion focuses on two outputs: helping you get to product market fit faster and building a foundation that will endure for the next decade, not just the next quarter. And a bonus point, yours truly leads

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2 years

The fastest growing company ever! Not bad for a startup that sold the first deal only 18 months ago. 🚀🚀🚀. And @wiz_io is just getting started.

$100M ARR in 18 months: Wiz becomes the fastest-growing software company ever | Wiz Blog

Wiz has become the fastest-growing software company ever, scaling from $1M to $100M ARR in only 18 months.

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Software has been eating the world, and now #AI is eating software! In 5 yrs or less the process of making software will be dramatically different, and simpler. Here is @sequoia 's take on the AI opportunities in the software dev lifecycle.

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@BogieBalkansky

10 months

Many early-stage founders equate building GTM capabilities with hiring salespeople. But your salesforce is just the tip of the iceberg.

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Something different from tech. I went on a #diving expedition to swim with sperm #whales . Here are some encounters with giants. #whale

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@BogieBalkansky

11 months

One of the best early predictors of startup success is how quickly they correct hiring mistakes. Why? Because unless you are a sociopath, letting people go is really hard. But if founders are dragging their feet to make tough personnel decisions, chances are they are dragging

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

At @VMware a decade ago, we wanted to create a "just enough OS" #Linux distro because you didn't need most of the Linux stuff inside the VM. We even coined a name for it: JeOS. I feel personally vindicated that @chainguard_dev is doing JeOS for the age of containers. #Kubernetes

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Chainguard releases Wolfi, a Linux 'undistribution'

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

The Internet and most of the apps in which we work are largely lonely places. @partykit_io is changing that. Excited to partner with @threepointone and his team building the platform for multi-player, collaborative experiences.

Partnering with PartyKit: Everything is Better with Friends

Sunil and his team are turning lonely online tasks into collaborative multiplayer experiences.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

The company to reach $10bn valuation the fastest, and the biggest #cybersecurity #unicorn : two of the latest feathers in @wiz_io 's cap. But what's behind the meteoric rise is a ton of hard work, and customer obsession. Proud to be in business with @assaf_rappaport & team!

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

To my many friends in #Israel 🇮🇱, we stand with you in this tough moment! I am sorry this tragedy is unfolding but you will prevail 💪! #StandWithIsrael

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

The movement to cloud started because of its simplicity. But 15 yrs into it, cloud is no longer simple. @Zeet_Co is getting us back to that original promise . Revolutions are led by the young and daring: @_johnnydallas_ and @zzh8829

Partnering with Zeet: Bring Your Code to Your Cloud

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

8 months

Open source has become the lifeblood of software. When you look under the covers even of proprietary software today, it is very dependent on open-source libraries and packages. We invite applications for the @sequoia open source fellowship. #opensource

Why Sequoia is funding open source developers via a new equity-free fellowship | TechCrunch

Sequoia Capital plans to fund up to three open source software developers annually, as part of an ongoing program it debuted last year.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

6 months

Yours truly leads the go-to-market session at @sequoia 's Arc program, and today, we published the Product Market Fit framework that we teach during the program.

The Arc PMF Framework

This framework outlines three distinct archetypes of PMF which help you understand your product’s place in the market and determine how your company operates.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

8 months

Congratulations to Coana for coming out of stealth today. We at @Sequoia are thrilled to lead their pre-seed round.

Sequoia backs Coana to help companies prioritise vulnerabilities using 'code aware' software...

Sequoia has invested in Coana, a young Danish startup building a next-gen "code aware" software composition analysis tool.

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@BogieBalkansky

8 months

Product marketing is THE pivotal marketing function for early-stage startups, yet many (technical) founders don’t understand what product marketing does, and why it’s so important. Let’s break it down. 👇

What does product marketing do?

Product marketing is THE pivotal marketing function for early-stage startups, yet many (technical) founders don’t understand what product marketing does, and why it’s so important. Let’s break it...

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

We at @sequoia are thrilled to partner with @samuel_colvin and @pydantic , as he takes his passion for developer experience to cloud services

Sequoia backs open source data-validation framework Pydantic to commercialize with cloud services |...

Popular open source project Pydantic has a new commercial namesake and the backing one of Silicon Valley's most storied VC firms.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Generative AI is all the rage and for a good reason. But with every opportunity come challenges. @sequoia portfolio company @cyera_io has created a Chrome extension to secure the usage of ChatGPT in corporate context.

SafeType™ from Cyera Labs Supports Safe Generative AI Experimentation | Cyera Blog

The Cyera Labs security research team released SafeType™. This extension for Chrome and Edge browsers lets you know when your ChatGPT session includes sensitive data and enables you to anonymize the...

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

4 years

Founders (especially pre-seed/seed): if you’re “heads down” focusing on product, here are a few reasons why should talk to investors early— even before you have written any code. @sequoia

If you are heads down, you should probably look up :)

“We are heads down building product” is a line I hear often from seed-stage companies. Here’s why you should start conversations with…

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Software supply chain #security is not just the top #CISO priority, it is one of the biggest imperatives in tech today. @chainguard_dev is leading the way to help address this immense challenge. #cybersecurity #infosecurity #itsecurity

Partnering with Chainguard: A Foundation of Trust for the Software Supply Chain

The team at Chainguard are making open-source artifacts secure by default.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

11 months

A great milestone for @chainguard_dev ! All of us at @sequoia are proud to be a small part of the journey with @lorenc_dan , @mattomata , @kimsterv , @AikasVille , and welcome @ryantcarlson ! Many security tools show what's wrong; Chainguard uniquely gives companies clean images

Chainguard ⛓️

@chainguard_dev

11 months

🚀 Announcing our $61 million Series B Round🚀 🔮The future is clear: if you adopt open source software you are responsible for securing it. 🔐Our mission is to be *the safe source for open source* to build right, safe & fast. 💜TY for all the support!💜

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1 year

@pydantic and @FastAPI is all you need for your LLM projects :)

FastAPI

@FastAPI

1 year

LangServe, by @LangChainAI , is powered by @FastAPI and @pydantic 😎🚀 Are all the hot AI companies using FastAPI? 🤪🤖

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Bogomil Balkansky

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3 years

Last Zoom meeting of the day done ✅. Now I can go to my happy place: two days of cooking 🧑‍🍳 and eating

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@BogieBalkansky

11 months

Fun times hanging out with @sequoia portfolio companies at #KubeCon yesterday. @wiz_ion , @chainguard_dev , @chkk_ion , @GetCortexApp and @release_hub . #KubeCon2023 #KubeConNA

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Arc, @Sequoia ’s catalyst for pre-seed and seed-stage founders, distills 50+ years of company-building experience into a 7-week catalyst to help launch outlier founders on their path to building a legendary company. Learn more here: And bonus, yours

Sequoia Arc: Company Building Immersion

Learn Sequoia’s approach to Company Design from best-in-class founders, operators & Sequoia partners.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

📣 Calling aspiring founders in London! To celebrate #LTW @_georgerobson , @cornelius_menke and I from @Sequoia would love to meet anyone starting a company or interested in starting a company. We’ll be at WatchHouse Marylebone (32-42 New Cavendish Street) tomorrow, 2-4pm. Come

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1 year

Congratulations @sequoia companies @cresta , @dust4ai , @getdbt , @glean , , @huggingface , @ironclad_inc , @LangChainAI , @NotionHQ and @wiz_io for being featured on the 2023 Intelligent applications #ia40 list presented by @MadronaVentures and

Harvey – Professional Class AI

Harvey is the platform built to meet the standards of the world’s leading professional service firms.

www.harvey.ai

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Autonomous agents have been all the rage. But how far are we from AI agents taking over? Our wonderful @sequoia partner @dychen3 digs under the covers.

Exploring Autonomous Agents: A Semi-Technical Dive

Agents are all the rage, but their planning capabilities currently outpace their ability to act reliably. How do we make them truly autonomous?

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

1/ Today we are launching applications for @Sequoia Arc Europe, our pre-seed & seed stage catalyst. We’re sharing 50-years of experience building legendary companies with the next generation of founders across Europe. 👇

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

@samuel_colvin is a magician when it comes to developer experience. We are proud to be part of the new @Pydantic journey!

Partnering with Pydantic: No More Steel Seats for Developers

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

6 months

Security teams desperately need respite from the endless toil of patching every vulnerability. That's where @Zafran_io comes in! @sanazyashar , @BenSeri87 and Snir Havdala have created a Risk & Mitigation Platform that defuses threats by using existing security tools. We @sequoia

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

3 years

Ever since I met @roelofbotha in a @StanfordGSB classroom more than 20 yrs ago, it was clear he would always be the smartest person in the room. But he is also one warm, genuine and decent human being! @sequoia

Biz Carson

@bizcarson

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Sequoia’s invisible hand: How @roelofbotha became one of the most powerful people in venture capital

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2 years

"Over the course of its first year, @chainguard_dev has emerged as one of the most promising players in the effort to curtail the massive security risks of the software supply chain, industry experts told @protocol . #Security #CISO

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

6 months

Many of the talks from @sequoia 's 2nd AI Ascent event now available online. Hear thoughts from @mistralAI ’s @arthurmensch , @Anthropic ’s @DanielaAmodei , @AI_Fund ’s @AndrewYNg , founding member of @OpenAI @karpathy , and more to come.

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@sequoia

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Last week we hosted our 2nd @Sequoia AI Ascent. We’re sharing some of the day’s most memorable talks. Hear thoughts from @mistralAI ’s @arthurmensch , @Anthropic ’s @DanielaAmodei , @AI_Fund ’s @AndrewYNg , founding member of @OpenAI @karpathy , and more to come.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

@bernhardsson I haven’t even done napkin math but the income from the .io domains may be even higher share of the GDP of the Chagos Archipelago (a British Indian Ocean territory, if you must know)

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

The internet can be lonely, but @threepointone and his team are changing that with @partykit_io —a platform for real-time human-to-human and human-to-AI collaboration that integrates into any app with just a few lines of code.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

11 months

Excited about #KubeCon #CloudNativeCon in Chicago next week. DM me if you are there and want to meet! Also, meet the cool @sequoia companies there: @chainguard_dev , @chkk_io , @GetCortexApp , @release_hub #KubeConNA23

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

I was renewing my global entry membership, and had to write down all countries I have visited since Nov 2017. Not a bad list :)

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2 years

Great news from @temporalio , especially in this funding environment. Still a #unicorn . A testament to how amazing their technology is.

Microservices orchestration platform Temporal raises $75M and remains a unicorn | TechCrunch

Temporal, an open source microservices orchestration platform used by companies including Netflix and Comcast, has raised $75 million.

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11 months

I love working with startups where the name is a geeky inside joke. The @chkk_io name comes from chkdsk - the DOS check disk command, and the extra k is for checking the status of #Kubernetes . via @techcrunch

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

My partner @roelofbotha unpacks how we @Sequoia make decisions in crucible moments, and how we’ll continue applying our enduring ethos to help founders build legendary companies:

Sequoia’s Roelof Botha on “Crucible Moments” and the state of VC |...

(0:00) Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha joins Jason(3:35) The state of the Silicon Valley ecosystem(8:00) Supergut - Get 30% off with code TWIST at https://sup...

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This Week in Startups

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. @Jason is on an all-time guest heater right now as a bonus, you can now watch the podcast live and in full on @X for your viewing pleasure, @sequoia leader @roelofbotha joins jason to cover: -- the state of vc -- importance of "crucible moments" (and a fun announcement!)

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4 years

I am not an impartial observer, but @temporaltech may be one of the most significant distributed systems technologies of the next decade #Microservices #workflow

AWS, Microsoft, Uber engineering vets raise $20M from top VCs for Seattle startup Temporal

A Seattle startup led by cloud computing veterans has quietly attracted big-name users and top venture capital firms as it aims to help improve developer

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

It's amazing that 22 yrs since launching Gmail, Google never manage to figure out offline mode.

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

In 1993 @sequoia invested in the seed round of @nvidia in 2023 we have partnered with ~5 Series A AI companies and ~15 preseed and seed AI companies. Please reach out if you’re just starting out, ideating or already building in the world of AI.

Sonya Huang 🐥

@sonyatweetybird

1 year

Today marks the one-year anniversary of our original essay on Generative AI. Nobody could have predicted the firestorm that ensued. In this new essay, we discuss what we got right and wrong, where we stand, and where we go from here.

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$1bn financing round at a high valuation is a milestone to celebrate. @wiz_io is a company that continues to make waves! But what doesn't make the headlines is the daily grind of sweating the product detail, and doing right by customers. That's where the success is forged, and

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@BogieBalkansky

3 years

Cloud cost management is not a new issue, but one that preoccupies #infrastructure leaders. Companies are creating #FinOps teams within the platform team in engineering to tackle it. #devops

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@BogieBalkansky

11 months

As @chainguard_dev announced a big round of new funding, here is an insider look at co-founder and CEO @lorenc_dan , a geek and a techie but also a jester and a social media celebrity. … via @sequoia

Battling the Trojan Horse in Open Source

Chainguard’s Dan Lorenc is taking on software supply chain security.

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

It's just a number but huge congratulations to the @wiz_io team for becoming a #decacorn in the shortest time in history. A testament to the team's intensity, product vision, and customer focus. Onwards and upwards!

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

If you care about #container #security , then this is a must-read @chainguard_dev

Minimal container images: Towards a more secure future

Discover how minimal container images enhance software security and streamline your development process with Chainguard Images.

www.chainguard.dev

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@BogieBalkansky

3 years

It's official: @temporalio is a 🦄 #unicorn

John Cook

@johnhcook

3 years

Temporal is a unicorn: Developer productivity startup lands $103M at $1.5B valuation via @GeekWire

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7 months

Few companies ever earn the privilege to create a platform and define a category. @wiz_io did it in 4 years! 🔥 🔥 🔥 All of us at @sequoia are extremely proud to be a small of the Wiz journey. 📹 Here CEO @assaf_rappaport joins @CarolineHydeTV & @EdLudlow to discuss the

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

4 years

I have been working with the @temporaltech team for a year now, and excited to share their news with the world. @samarabbas77 @mfateev

Temporal

@temporalio

4 years

Incredibly excited to announce our 18.75M A round of funding led by @sequoia and our 6.5M seed round led by @AmplifyPartners . This is only possible because of our amazing users and the awesome community which has formed around our open-source project.

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4 years

My hypothesis: #Observability is an evergreen area whose collective revenue will only grow over time. Here is what my crystal ball says about opportunity areas.🔮

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Are you a pre-seed or seed-stage founder in SF? Join Team @Sequoia at Dandelion Chocolate (2600 16th St) this Thurs, 7/27 from 4-6pm. @jesskah , @charliecurnin , @josephinekchen , @laurenmhreeder and I will be answering questions about Arc before applications close this weekend.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

3 years

Some big news from @sequoia today.

Sequoia Capital

@sequoia

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Patience is a virtue. We believe it’s also smart business. The traditional 10-year VC fund cycle no longer makes sense for today’s world, or tomorrow’s founders. Introducing The Sequoia Fund. (1/2)

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If you’re a founder building in Europe, you know that there is great engineering talent. But where do you begin your search? @Sequoia Atlas has the answers. Find cities with the biggest share of talent and even pinpoint where to set up your engineering hub.

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@BogieBalkansky

5 months

AI is a generational opportunity—but it’s also a force multiplier for malicious actors and represents a new security attack vector. @mderman_ , @tomerYavni and the team at APEX have built the first platform that gives security pros full visibility into the company’s AI

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2 years

A new record in the history of enterprise software: @wiz_io has gone reached $100M ARR in 18 months! And it is a company just getting started.

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@BogieBalkansky

8 months

FastUI from @pydantic creator @samuel_colvin is the fastest way to turn a #python project into an app.

Samuel Colvin

@samuel_colvin

8 months

Still super early, but FastUI is really taking shape. Nice to see quite a few people contributing.

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1 year

We at ⁦ @sequoia ⁩ not be more proud of the ⁦ @cyera_io ⁩ team quickly claiming leadership in the important #data #security category #dspm #datasecurity

Data security startup Cyera lands a $100M investment | TechCrunch

Cyera, a startup developing a platform to help companies secure their data, has raised $100 million in a venture funding round.

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2 years

Today @chainguard_dev is launching their second commercial product Chainguard Images. . It provides secure base images for #container environments: a major step towards better software supply chain #security . #Kubernetes #cybersecurity #infosec #CISO

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Glad that @sequoia gets to be a small part of your and @pydantic ’s journey! Excited for what’s ahead.

Sebastián Ramírez

@tiangolo

1 year

Exciting progress! 🤩 97% of the @FastAPI tests are passing with @pydantic v2. It's happening! 🚀 We'll get FastAPI powered by Pydantic v2, which is rewritten in Rust, with its 1000-2000% 🤓performance increase. 😎 And FastAPI will keep compatibility with Pydantic v1.

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2 years

When the going get's tough ... one needs to iterate and experiment quickly. Great GTM advice from @jalehr and @mutinycorp about how to adjust in the current economic environment.

Jaleh Rezaei

@jalehr

2 years

2023 is a different world for B2B tech. Every CEO I've talked to is rethinking some aspect of their growth strategy - from buyer segments to sales motion to pricing. But most are flying blind. Here's how to use real-time data to make the right decisions way faster:

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10 months

FastUI for @FastAPI :) from the creator of @pydantic . It gives #python developers front-end powers.

Samuel Colvin

@samuel_colvin

10 months

I've just released the first version of FastUI! 🧵 If you're a Python developer, FastUI lets you build @reactjs interfaces without writing any JS. If you're a frontend developer, FastUI saves you from copy-pasting code for every view, letting you concentrate on building magical

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2 years

“My developers don’t hate me”- the highest #CISO aspiration. #cybersecurity

Dan Lorenc

@lorenc_dan

2 years

We got the highest praise imaginable today on @chainguard_dev Enforce from a CISO: "My developers don't hate me, and the red teams have to try much harder now."

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Security for #kubernetes re-imagined from the ground ...oops, base image up. With @chainguard_dev Wolfi ) you get secure base images, and with Enforce you make sure all images are signed.

Introducing Wolfi: The first Linux (un)distro designed for securing the software supply chain

Discover Wolfi, Chainguard's Linux distro designed to make building secure, vulnerability-free software easier for all.

www.chainguard.dev

Chainguard ⛓️

@chainguard_dev

2 years

THE WAIT IS OVER⚡️ Introducing... 🐙 Wolfi, the 1st #Linux (un)distro designed w default security measures 🎓 Chainguard Academy, the 1st interactive edu platform dedicated to software security 🪄 Enforce GA

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

4 years

1/ One of the companies bringing the Future of #observability … closer is @cribl_io . As the deluge of observability data becomes overwhelming, Cribl is the best way to sift through the data and separate signal from noise. #monitoring #logs #metrics

The Future of Observability

I recently asked an engineering leader “What’s difficult in your world?” Without hesitation their answer was “Observability is a s***…

medium.com

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Very happy to announce our partnership with @close_factor -- every salesperson’s automated personal research assistant!

Partnering with CloseFactor: The Automated Research Assistant for Sales

www.sequoiacap.com

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Some amazing things are simply Boring! @boringcompany

The Boring Company

@boringcompany

2 years

The Boring Company just raised $675M at a $5.675B valuation from A-list investors. Purpose is to recruit amazing people, scale up boring machine production & build thousands of miles of tunnels.

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Who is going to @KubeCon_ in Detroit this week? If you are an early stage founder and want to meet, DM me. #KubeCon

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

@tiangolo is our very first Open Source Fellow at @sequoia

Sebastián Ramírez

@tiangolo

1 year

I'm working pretty much full-time on open source ✨ This is the year of @FastAPI and friends! 🚀 Thanks to @sequoia (with @laurenmhreeder and @BogieBalkansky ) for bringing me as the first Open Source Fellow 😎 ...so many features and plans you haven't even seen yet! 🤩🎁

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

A great interview with @samuel_colvin from @pydantic about the @sequoia Arc program. "I knew participating in Arc would be a time commitment .... But I’m now a complete convert and very glad we did it, even as someone with prior experience running a company".

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Couldn’t be more proud of the @GetCortexApp team which continues to execute like a ⏰. And welcome to @CackF from @IVP to the board! More 💰to extend Cortex’ leadership in the Internal Developer Portal space #IDP #servicecatalog

Cortex

@GetCortexApp

1 year

We are excited to announce our $35M Series B, led by @IVP with participation from @Sequoia , Tiger Global, and @craft_ventures . 🎉 Thank you to our incredible team, investors, partners, and customers who have been on this journey with us!

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

4 years

Few companies ever earn the right to become a true platform and be featured in job descriptions (as in "we are looking for someone with company X skills"). Only 18 months after getting started @temporalio has earned that right. @mfateev @samarabbas77 @taillogs

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

3 years

I worked with @ShrutiBhat for many years at @VMware and she was a rising star. Now leading product and marketing at @RocksetCloud . Don't miss her session at @Bigeyedata 's upcoming #DRECon2021 #dataengineering

Bigeye

@Bigeyedata

3 years

Introducing DRE-Con speaker @ShrutiBhat , Chief Product Officer at Rockset! Shruti will shed light on the Modern Real-Time Data Stack — and how to remove cost and complexity. Don't miss it! #DRECon2021https ://drecon.org/

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

It is not the strongest that survive, but the most adaptable. Some advice from team @sequoia on how to adapt to endure

Adapting to Endure 2022

Digital toolkit based on presentations hosted by Sequoia to help founders navigate the current market conditions and emerge as strong, enduring companies.

www.sequoiacap.com

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

Team @Sequoia will be at WatchHouse, 32-42 New Cavendish Street, London TODAY between 2-4pm BST for an impromptu coffee meet-up. If you have a great idea but don’t know where to start your founder journey come by for a coffee and a chat!

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@BogieBalkansky

8 months

The story of our partnership with @oasissec is the story of stars aligning: an amazing team in a large and important market. We are thrilled to lead their Series A and support them on their mission to secure non-human identities.

Partnering with Oasis Security: The Stars Align

At Sequoia, we look for strong teams going after growing markets—and in Danny Brickman and Amit Zimerman, and non-human identity security, that’s exactly what we found.

www.sequoiacap.com

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

4 years

Congratulations to @kdshah , @a_golshan , @teejaycooley , @vibhav and the rest of the @stackrox team! Proud to have been part fo the journey, albeit for a brief time!

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

What an amazing profile of @mutinycorp by two recent @Stanford CS grads @enrique_eth and @king_ethereum ! Great piece of journalism and storytelling, and of course, an informative read on Mutiny's secret sauce.

Why You Should Join

@why2join

2 years

@mutinycorp is leading a revolution in marketing tech. They’re building a generational company in the process. Here’s Why You Should Join Mutiny: a thread 🧵

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

🎉 San Francisco pre-seed and seed stage founders – Arc applications close this weekend . Team @Sequoia will be meeting founders and answering questions about Arc TODAY at Dandelion Chocolate (2600 16th St) from 4-6pm. Come say hi! 🎉

Sequoia Arc: 7-week Company Building Immersion

www.sequoiacap.com

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

The wonderful and inspiring story of @FastAPI creator @tiangolo !

Sequoia Capital

@sequoia

1 year

When @laurenmhreeder and @BogieBalkansky were thinking about creating the Sequoia Open Source Fellowship @tiangolo is the first name that came to mind. Learn how @tiangolo developed @FastAPI , an open-source framework for software developers worldwide.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

6 months

Today @temporalio celebrates 1000 customers on Temporal Cloud less than a year after it was unveiled. Another testament to how amazing this product is. We @sequoia are proud to be a part of this amazing journey.

Temporal

@temporalio

6 months

We have a new blog post that highlights our customers and thanks them for being part of our journey to 1000. For companies of all sizes, we hope that Temporal already has and continues to deliver a better developer experience.

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@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Great overview of supply chain security and how the @chainguard_dev offerings address the different aspects of the challenge.

A Toolbox for a Secure Software Supply Chain

Secure your software supply chain with Chainguard's expert guide & tools: Learn how to protect your software from build to deployment.

www.chainguard.dev

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Another day, another software supply chain attack... The news, though, is that this one took a year to get caught. #sigstore would have helped. @chainguard_dev

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@BogieBalkansky

1 year

"Nobody beats @wiz_io !" That title from the cover of Forbes says it all! Testament to the hard work of @assaf_rappaport , Yinon Costica, @ReznikRoy , @amiluttwak , @RaazHerzberg , Colin Jones & and all the Wizards.

Nobody Beats Wiz: Meet The Hyper-Aggressive, $10 Billion Startup Shaking Up Cloud Security

Wiz is one of software’s fastest-growing startups, with $200 million in sales and a $10 billion valuation. But CEO Assaf Rappaport’s approach is leaving singed eyebrows.

www.forbes.com

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

From $0 to $100M ARR in 7 quarters!!! @wiz_io is the rocket ship 🚀 that set the record in the history of enterprise software! Could not be more proud of the @wiz_io team: @assaf_rappaport , Yinon Costica, @amiluttwak , @ReznikRoy and 700 other Wizards.

Wiz

@wiz_io

2 years

Adding our name to this very elite list, most of whom, are customers of Wiz ✨ We are proud to share we have scaled to $100mm ARR, the fastest software company to achieve this feat.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

1 year

It has been heartbreaking to watch the news from Israel 🇮🇱, and to talk to my friends there. There is no excuse or possible justification for the violence against Israelis. We stand with our Israeli friends!

Sequoia Capital

@sequoia

1 year

It has been alarming and heartbreaking to watch the recent events unfold in Israel. The terrorist attacks by Hamas on innocent civilians are reprehensible. We have been in touch with our founders, former partners, and companies with operations in the region to see how we can best

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We at @sequoia are excited to double down on our partnership with @oasissec . Identity compromises are the number 1 cause of breaches, and at most organizations, non-human identities outnumber the human ones by 10:1. Oasis is the leading solution to tackle this growing problem.

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2 years

A new set of milestones for @mutinycorp : fundraising, product and community. It is fast becoming the go-to platform for CMOs increase the conversion of marketing tactics. . Proud to be working with @jalehr , Nikhil Mathew and the team.

Mutiny raises $50M to personalize website copy with AI

Mutiny, which leverages an AI platform and OpenAI's GPT-3 to personalize website content, has raised $50 million at a $600 million valuation.

techcrunch.com

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

One of the many things that make @sequoia and enduring partnership is the culture and tradition of generational transfer. @dougleone is a legend but if there is a worthy successor, it is my friend, former Stanford classmate, and partner @roelofbotha !

Sequoia Capital

@sequoia

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The next chapter in our leadership

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Useful things don't need to be complicated. @samuel_colvin , the creator of @pydantic has a knack for elegant developer solutions. Pydantic Logfire is "uncomplicated observability" for @FastAPI , @OpenAI , @AnthropicAI #Python #RUST .

Pydantic

@pydantic

5 months

Pydantic Logfire - our new observability platform for Python - is out in open beta, and completely free for now! If you're building with @FastAPI @OpenAI @AnthropicAI #Python #RUST Postgres, or really any modern stack — try it!

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

2 years

Congrats to my friends at @close_factor on the successful raise ! It's a great product that helps salespeople focus on the right thing, and even uncover new opportunities.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

11 months

Pricing is about four related but separate decisions:

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

4 years

Prediction: by end of this year we will start hearing startups raising pre-pre-seed. And in 5 years the first money raised will be the pre-pre-pre-pre-seed; series A will be something you raise shortly before the IPO. Shift left in full swing in fundraising.

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Bogomil Balkansky

@BogieBalkansky

3 years

We at @sequoia are excited to announce our partnership with @Stemma_ai to help companies navigate their oceans of data. @mark_grover , @dorianj

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2 years

I have to brag a bit :) that’s my raccoon award 🥉 from @mutinycorp .

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