紅杉資本傳奇投資人莫瑞茨托病退居二線
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????曾成功投資谷歌（Google）、雅虎（Yahoo）和Zappos等公司的傳奇風(fēng)投家邁克爾?莫瑞茨由于健康狀況不佳，將退出紅杉資本（Sequoia Capital）的日常管理工作。 ????莫瑞茨在致紅杉資本投資者的郵件中稱，他被“診斷出患有一種罕見的疾病，病況可控，但不可治愈?！蹦壳八杏X良好，但未來十年，他的“生活質(zhì)量”可能會下降。 ????莫瑞茨將改任紅杉資本董事長一職，由合伙人道格?利奧尼承擔(dān)起莫瑞茨大量的組織職責(zé)。預(yù)計上述人事變動短期內(nèi)不會影響莫瑞茨的投資活動，因為莫瑞茨計劃保留目前擔(dān)任的所有董事職務(wù)，同時繼續(xù)接受新的董事任命。 ????以下內(nèi)容摘自郵件： ????“我打算從紅杉資本的日常管理中抽身出來，十六年來，這項工作占據(jù)了我大量的時間。我將擔(dān)任紅杉資本董事長，深入?yún)⑴c新的投資項目、想法和關(guān)系的拓展，這會給我們所有人帶來顯著的長期效益。我還會和公司里一些較年輕、較新的成員密切合作，繼續(xù)履行目前所有的公司職責(zé)以及現(xiàn)有基金的管理任務(wù)。每年我會不定期地花12-14周的時間推進其他一些事務(wù)、消遣和個人一些小小的嗜好。” ????目前，紅杉資本正在進行2010年封閉的13億美元基金的投資。由莫瑞茨擔(dān)任董事的公司包括Sugar、GameFly、Green Dot Corp.、LinkedIn、Kayak和Klarna。 ????從個人角度，我衷心祝愿莫瑞茨能戰(zhàn)勝病魔。這位曾經(jīng)的記者總是小心翼翼地守護各種信息，而言語之間依然客客氣氣——像我這樣的記者們很欣賞這一點。我和他打交道的時候，總是會聽到他說“無可奉告，但感謝問及”。如果不是這個行業(yè)里的人，可能很難有這么深的體會。 ????譯者：早稻米 |
????Michael Moritz, the legendary venture capitalist behind such investments as Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO) and Zappos, is stepping down from day-to-day management of Sequoia Capital due to a medical condition. ????In an email sent to Sequoia investors, Moritz said that he has been "diagnosed with a rare medical condition which can be managed but is incurable," adding that he feels good right now but that his "quality of life" is likely to decline over the next decade. ????Moritz will transition into a chairman position with Sequoia Capital, with existing partner Doug Leone assuming many of Moritz's organizational responsibilities. The change is not expected to affect Moritz's investment activity in the short-term, as he is plans to both maintain existing board seats and take new ones. ????From the email: ????I am going to extract myself from the daily management of Sequoia Capital, a task that has consumed a large part of my time for the past sixteen years. I will become Chairman of Sequoia Capital and will be deeply involved with nurturing the fresh investments, ideas and relationships that can be of significant long-term benefit for all of us. I will also work very closely with some of our younger and newer members, will continue my role as Managing Member of existing funds and maintain all my current company responsibilities. I will use twelve to fourteen weeks – sprinkled throughout the course of each year – for various pursuits, diversions and trivial indulgences. ????Sequoia currently is investing out of a $1.3 billion fund closed in 2010. Moritz's board seats include Sugar, GameFly (GFLY), Green Dot Corp. (GDOT), LinkedIn (LNKD), Kayak and Klarna. ????On a personal note, best of luck to Mike as he battles his condition. As a former reporter, he has always managed to keep information close to his vest without seeming rude about it -- something that folks like me really appreciate. "No comment, but thanks for asking," has been my most regular interaction with him, but it is much more appreciated than anyone outside the business could probably understand. |
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