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Techcrunch

Reporting on the business of technology, startups, venture capital funding, and Silicon Valley.

They’ll never get enough credit for this, but one thing Sequoia did was use scouts to radically increase the amount of diversity in the industry.

Jason Calacanis

Early investor in Uber, Robinhood, and others. Host of the All In Podcast.

I guess the next and final question is: what kind of scout programmes can we build, drawing from the example the US and the UK has set for us ?

Ulysse Laroche

Writer at the Rookie VC. Investor at Evolem.

We’re seeing some investment in areas which are not the ones we’re spending a tonne of time on at seed-stage. Our starters community is taking our interest towards areas we didn’t know existed.

Luca Bocchio

Partner at Accel Partners

The best source of info on scout programs, so great job!

Lenny Rachitsky

Author of Lenny's Newsletter, angel investor, and ex Airbnb growth leader.

If you want to eventually work at a venture fund, the VC partners will look at your scout track record.

Elad Gil

Invested in Airbnb, Pinterest, Square, and Stripe.

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