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Shaun Maguire, Zohran Mamdani, and venture capital's extreme new 'fame game'
Controversy isn't just tolerated in the upper ranks of business and politics. It's increasingly rewarded. Trump posted all ...
Sequoia bets on silence
There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia ...
Iconic Silicon Valley VC firm urged to fire partner over ‘racist’ social media post about Muslim politician Mamdani
Shaun Maguire received widespread blowback after claiming NYC mayoral candidate comes from ‘culture that lies about ...
Startup founders and others in tech call on Sequoia Capital to act after a partner called Zohran Mamdani an 'Islamist'
Self-described tech workers and founders are petitioning the venture capital company to take disciplinary action over a ...
Tweet from powerful Silicon Valley VC exec. fuels anti-Muslim hate in NYC mayoral election
Shaun Maguire, a partner at Sequoia Capital, posted on X about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani saying "Mamdani ...
Storied Bay Area venture firm stays completely silent on partner's controversy
Sequoia Capital has a prize perch among tech’s top financiers. From Menlo Park’s Sand Hill Road, the venture capital firm has ...
The Sequoia Investor Whose Anti-Mamdani Posts Set Off a Silicon Valley Storm
Shaun Maguire’s right-wing political commentary is clashing with the culture of his much quieter employer, Sequoia Capital.
Sequoia’s Maguire Unfairly Targets Zohran Mamdani’s Father, Fellow Academic Says
Critics including venture capitalist Shaun Maguire and billionaire Bill Ackman have targeted Mahmood Mamdani’s academic ...