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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 ...
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Shaun Maguire doubles down on Mamdani criticism after outrage over ‘Islamist agenda’ X post: ‘You only embolden me’
A prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist is doubling down in the face of growing backlash over inflammatory comments he ...
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 bets on silence
There is a time-honored crisis management strategy, wherein one says nothing and waits for the outrage to pass. For Sequoia ...
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 ...
The Mamdani Debate Moves to Silicon Valley
A partner at Sequoia, the venture capital giant drew criticism for calling the Democratic mayoral candidate for New York an ...
How A Sequoia Investor's Anti-Mamdani Posts Set Off a Silicon Valley Storm
Over a hundred startup founders and tech workers have penned an open letter demanding accountability for Sequoia Capital's ...