AVC06: Inflection points in the new normal with Abheek Anand

In this episode, we talk about the traits founders need to have to build a business in this new normal, the changing shape of industries in the post-COVID world, and Sequoia's outlook and forecast as they make new investments.Abheek Anand, Managing Director of Sequoia Capital joins us to give us his insights. Sequoia is a venture capital firm that has backed companies like Apple, Google, Dropbox, Airbnb, Whatsapp and Zomato.[15:40] Abheek explains the shift caused by the inflection points in markets, which he broadly categorises as an accelerated shift from physical to digital. [22:52] Abheek shares how Sequoia is supporting its portfolio companies by helping them set expectations in the absence of perfect information.[27:51] Abheek advises new founders to focus on the very simple question, "why now"? That question is really asking why my business deserves to exist today and not five years ago? What's new? Listen to the podcast to discover stories of exceptional people who are playing a key role in building and shaping the next wave of tech.

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