Roelof Botha
Menlo Park, California, United States
21K followers
500+ connections
About
My goal is to help exceptional founders realize their highest ambitions. I work alongside…
Articles by Roelof
-
Crucible Moments: The Pivotal Decisions That Define Us
Crucible Moments: The Pivotal Decisions That Define Us
In 2012, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang noticed something strange. The GPUs his company was producing for gaming consoles and…
20 Comments
Activity
-
While fintech has transformed nearly every aspect of finance, one area has remained untouched for decades: the general ledger. CFOs are still trapped…
While fintech has transformed nearly every aspect of finance, one area has remained untouched for decades: the general ledger. CFOs are still trapped…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
Thank you Mario Gabriele for the thoughtful conversation. It was a pleasure to reflect on two decades in venture capital and share some of Sequoia…
Thank you Mario Gabriele for the thoughtful conversation. It was a pleasure to reflect on two decades in venture capital and share some of Sequoia…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
It’s a prime example of AI as a force for good: a medical search engine that didn’t exist two years ago is now used by more than a quarter of U.S…
It’s a prime example of AI as a force for good: a medical search engine that didn’t exist two years ago is now used by more than a quarter of U.S…
Liked by Roelof Botha
Experience
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Education
Volunteer Experience
-
Chair of Advisory Council
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- Present 2 years 9 months
Member of Advisory Council since October 2017.
The Stanford GSB Management Board provides external perspective and advice to Stanford GSB's senior management on the key operational issues of the school. -
Languages
-
English
Native or bilingual proficiency
-
Afrikaans
Native or bilingual proficiency
Recommendations received
3 people have recommended Roelof
Join now to viewMore activity by Roelof
-
2025 will be the year of… AI agents 🤖 We’re thrilled to see Allie K. Miller, one of the most prominent voices in AI, spotlight Mindy as an example…
2025 will be the year of… AI agents 🤖 We’re thrilled to see Allie K. Miller, one of the most prominent voices in AI, spotlight Mindy as an example…
Liked by Roelof Botha
-
When YouTube started in 2005, broadband was just coming online. It wasn’t clear the internet could even support playing video in a browser. One…
When YouTube started in 2005, broadband was just coming online. It wasn’t clear the internet could even support playing video in a browser. One…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
The honor of the R&D Leader of the Year award is due to the dedicated teams at my companies, such as Natera, who have transformed fields such as…
The honor of the R&D Leader of the Year award is due to the dedicated teams at my companies, such as Natera, who have transformed fields such as…
Liked by Roelof Botha
-
When George Strompolos, Dave Clark and I sat down in my Venice garage earlier this year, we immediately knew we had something special. Today, we're…
When George Strompolos, Dave Clark and I sat down in my Venice garage earlier this year, we immediately knew we had something special. Today, we're…
Liked by Roelof Botha
-
This 2007 memo imagined the potential for Natera (then called GSN), starting with the IVF category. Almost 18 years later, they’ve achieved what they…
This 2007 memo imagined the potential for Natera (then called GSN), starting with the IVF category. Almost 18 years later, they’ve achieved what they…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
"Nobody is an authority on your potential but you.” Thank you Kailash Sundaram and Stanford University Graduate School of Business for having me on…
"Nobody is an authority on your potential but you.” Thank you Kailash Sundaram and Stanford University Graduate School of Business for having me on…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
Early in my career with PayPal and YouTube, internet companies were rapidly growing to a scale that the infrastructure and databases they were built…
Early in my career with PayPal and YouTube, internet companies were rapidly growing to a scale that the infrastructure and databases they were built…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
Little did we know when we partnered with ServiceNow how important this small detail in our original investment memo would become. It led to one of…
Little did we know when we partnered with ServiceNow how important this small detail in our original investment memo would become. It led to one of…
Liked by Roelof Botha
-
Season 2 of Crucible Moments from Sequoia Capital premieres with the incredible story of ServiceNow. We spoke to Frank Slootman and founder Fred…
Season 2 of Crucible Moments from Sequoia Capital premieres with the incredible story of ServiceNow. We spoke to Frank Slootman and founder Fred…
Shared by Roelof Botha
-
“Sequoia Capital invested early in Google, NVIDIA, and Apple. Can Roelof Botha keep the legendary venture capital firm ahead in the AI future?”…
“Sequoia Capital invested early in Google, NVIDIA, and Apple. Can Roelof Botha keep the legendary venture capital firm ahead in the AI future?”…
Liked by Roelof Botha
Other similar profiles
Explore top content on LinkedIn
Find curated posts and insights for relevant topics all in one place.
View top contentOthers named Roelof Botha
-
Roelof Botha
Managing Director - Sutton Place (UK) Limited
-
Roelof Botha
Senior Consultant at GreatSoft
-
Roelof Botha
Chief Operations Officer at XENIA PHARMACEUTICAL
-
Roelof Botha
Were retrenched due to restructuring at Paramount Advanced Technologies
21 others named Roelof Botha are on LinkedIn
See others named Roelof Botha