It turns out cancellation is Good, Actually, and is appropriate for exactly this situation. A guy in a high-profile job expressed disgusting, prejudicial opinions and gave an unremorseful non-apology and now a whole lot of founders who would have previously jumped at the chance to work with Sequoia will now have second thoughts about taking their money. He’s also made it clear that he can’t be trusted to assess founders who he might mistake as “Islamists.” I wonder how he decides who is and is not One Of The Good Muslims.
If this is a “conventional right-wing political opinion,” then I have bad news about what our default stance should be towards right-wing people in our social and professional lives.
Thank you for writing this article. No one should miss opportunities to point out negative, non-productive, opinions. Using Sequoia Capital's reputation and platform to spew bias is unwise corporate positioning and will not enhance the organization's reputation. Sadly, negative views and hate speech create attention for all of the wrong reasons.
It turns out cancellation is Good, Actually, and is appropriate for exactly this situation. A guy in a high-profile job expressed disgusting, prejudicial opinions and gave an unremorseful non-apology and now a whole lot of founders who would have previously jumped at the chance to work with Sequoia will now have second thoughts about taking their money. He’s also made it clear that he can’t be trusted to assess founders who he might mistake as “Islamists.” I wonder how he decides who is and is not One Of The Good Muslims.
If this is a “conventional right-wing political opinion,” then I have bad news about what our default stance should be towards right-wing people in our social and professional lives.
Thank you for writing this article. No one should miss opportunities to point out negative, non-productive, opinions. Using Sequoia Capital's reputation and platform to spew bias is unwise corporate positioning and will not enhance the organization's reputation. Sadly, negative views and hate speech create attention for all of the wrong reasons.