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brian halligan

T3 · host / generalist

Co-founded HubSpot and served as CEO until 2021, pioneering inbound marketing; joined Sequoia as a venture partner in 2023. Hosts Sequoia's podcast interviewing founders. Draws parallels between Kalshi's journey and HubSpot's early mission-driven, patient approach to building a category-defining company.

1 call·1 name·100% bull·last heard 3 months ago·Sequoia Capital
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SpaceX's patient foundational bets rewarded with massive payoff

SpaceX exemplifies the power of making big foundational bets and maintaining extreme patience; the company was super patient and was really rewarded once those long-term bets paid off, a model more founders should emulate.

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HIGHbrian halligan·Sequoia Capital·3 months ago·Kalshi's Tarek Mansour: Chaos by Design
SpaceX's patient foundational bets rewarded with massive payoff
SpaceX exemplifies the power of making big foundational bets and maintaining extreme patience; the company was super patient and was really rewarded once those long-term bets paid off, a model more founders should emulate.
"The thing I really like about SpaceX is they made some big foundational bets and were super patient and were really rewarded once those things paid off. And I think more founders…"
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AI Applicationstailwind
AI converts one-way doors to two-way doors, altering startup execution risk
Brian Halligan observes AI-native CEOs (Harvey, Lovable, ElevenLabs) run multiple parallel experiments because AI makes previously irreversible initiatives reversible. David Senra cautions these companies haven't yet built durable businesses, but the shift implies faster iteration and lower cost of experimentation.