Sequoia COVID-19 memo?

Has anyone seen (or heard of) the memo Sequoia sent around to its partners/founders telling everyone to "prepare for the worst" as it relates to the coronavirus? Curious to see if anyone has any further intel.

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thanks a bunch - not really sure i understand the sign-off though:

"Stay healthy, keep your company healthy, and put a dent in the world.

Best,

Team Sequoia"

put a dent in the world?

Joshua Friedman, CFA @yoshfriedman
 
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This is the memo the world's most "coveted" and "prestigious" VC fund was able to scrap together in the midst of what they define as a black swan event? This reads like the rubbish any S&T analyst ambitiously sends out at market close on the comedown of his daily Vyvanse dose.

"Nobody ever regrets making fast and decisive adjustments to changing circumstances" - Really? So nobody ever regrets making uncalculated, impatient adjustments to their business amongst unpredictable circumstances? Interesting thought. I wonder if that's what the old guard at Lehman Brothers thinks when they recall their last minute decision to turn down rescue financing in '09. Make a dent!

"Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
 

"Nobody ever regrets making fast and decisive adjustments to changing circumstances" is the same logic as "we're going to a different bar? better knock down one more shot!"

Joshua Friedman, CFA @yoshfriedman
 

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