20VC: Sequoia's Shaun Maguire: Will We See WW3 Shortly | Why DEI is a Cancer for Society | Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil | Why Trump is the Only Hope for Peace in the Middle East | Trump vs Harris: Who Wins & What Happens
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Shaun Maguire is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. At Sequoia he led their investment into SpaceX, The Boring Co and X among many others. Before Sequoia he co-founded a cybersecurity company called Expanse which Palo Alto Networks acquired for $1B. Before Expanse, Shaun worked at DARPA and was deployed to Afghanistan. In Today's Episode with Shaun Maguire We Discuss: 1. Why Iran is the Greatest Evil in the World: What specifically makes Iran the greatest danger to the world today? How should the US respond to the threat posed by Iran? Does the US have to go to war with Iran knowing that they now have nuclear weapons? How did the Biden-Harris administration worsen relations both with Iran and Saudi? Is Trump the best chance we have of bringing peace and stability to the Middle East? 2. Russia, Ukraine, Gaza and Israel: What is the Right Next Step: Does Shaun believe that the US should remove funding from Ukraine? How would Trump change the US' relationship with Putin? What does Shaun believe is the right next step for the US in Gaza and Israel? What does Shaun mean when he says the public have no idea how much crazy s**** happens? 3. Freedom of Speech and DEI: Remnants of the Past: Does Shaun believe we live in a society with freedom of speech? How does it differ between the US and Europe? Is Shaun negative on the future of Europe? Does he agree with Larry Summers that "it is a museum"? How does Shaun evaluate the state of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? Why does Shaun believe that wokeness and cancel culture is one of the greatest dangers to society? When does Shaun believe that transgender becomes a problem in children? Where is the line? 4. The Election: Who Wins and What Happens: Does Shaun agree that Kamala is pulling ahead and Trump is now chasing her? How does Shaun analyse the chances of Trump winning? To what extent is it a real threat that there will be civil unrest if Trump does not win? Why does Shaun argue that too much blame is placed on Trump for Jan 6th and he did nothing that Hilary Clinton had not done in disputing prior elections? How does Shaun evaluate the appointment of JD Vance? Does Shaun agree with the echoes from the crowd for Trump to remove him? 5. Elon Musk, US Selling All BTC & Inside Sequoia: What does Shaun believe are the three qualities that make Elon Musk one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time? Why does Shaun believe that it is a massive mistake for the US to sell all BTC holdings? Who is the best picker in Sequoia? Who is the best at sourcing? Does Shaun get told off internally for his opinions being shared so freely externally? What have been Shaun's biggest lessons from working alongside Doug Leone? 20VC: Sequoia's Shaun Maguire on Will We See WW3 Shortly | Why DEI is a Cancer for Society | Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil | Why Trump is the Only Hope for Peace in the Middle East | Trump vs Harris: Who Wins & What Happens
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