[Recorded March 10, 2022] When you strip away the hype and mystery surrounding Silicon Valley venture capital, what do you find? In his new book The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future, New York Times bestselling author Sebastian Mallaby presents an astonishingly frank and intimate story of Silicon Valley’s dominant venture-capital firms and how their strategies and fates have shaped the path of innovation and the global economy. On March 10 at 7 p.m. Mallaby will share his insights in a short presentation then join Sequoia’s Roelof Botha, a leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Cowboy Venture's Aileen Lee, for a dynamic discussion moderated by Stanford’s Leslie Berlin. What you’ll learn -How does the “power law” drive the venture capital business, Silicon Valley, and the entrepreneurial tech sector? -How do key figures at the Valley’s storied VC firms, such as Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Accel, Benchmark and Andreesen Horowitz, think about venture investing strategy? -What are some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities for the venture capital industry, from expanding diversity and inclusion to advancing innovative business models? Catalog Number: 102792673 Lot Number: 2022.0042