Sequoia's CPO & Partner Jess Lee on How AI Will Change Consumer Apps

The discussion centers on lessons learned from Jess Lee's career, from her early days at Google to becoming CEO of Polyvore and now a partner at Sequoia. Lee emphasizes the importance of understanding people, referencing a framework of EQ, IQ, TQ, and JQ. She reflects on Google's ambition as both a strength and weakness, noting their struggle with vertical search due to an "it's too small for us" mentality. Lee recounts her journey to becoming Polyvore's CEO through volunteerism and highlights the cultural challenges she faced, including not firing underperforming employees fast enough. She stresses the need for velocity in startups and the importance of storytelling for founders, who she likens to "cult leaders."