VC Fund Dossiers

Sequoia is the Yankees of VC - they win because they have the best brand, deepest pockets, and strongest network effects. Getting a Sequoia term sheet is like getting into Harvard - it opens doors everywhere. But that brand comes with expectations and pressure. They're legitimately founder-friendly and operationally helpful, but they also have high standards and won't hesitate to bring in new management if you're not scaling fast enough. The partners are genuinely smart and well-connected, though some founders find the process intimidating. If you can get them, take them - just know you're signing up to swing for the fences.

Village Global is basically the anti-VC VC - they've flipped the traditional model by making their LPs (Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg, Eric Schmidt) the real value proposition rather than the GPs themselves. Ben Casnocha and the team are smart enough to know they're not the main attraction - they're the facilitators connecting founders to actual operators who've built the companies founders dream of creating. The network-driven model works because they're genuinely focused on founder community over GP ego. But here's the catch: with such distributed decision-making across operator-angels and network leaders, you might not always know who's actually driving your deal or what their real conviction level is. The 'village' approach is legitimately helpful post-investment, but the trade-off is potentially less focused partnership from a core GP who's deeply invested in your success.