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Seven Questions with Bryan Schreier

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After a great run at Google, Bryan Schreier joined Sequoia in 2008 to help build companies including Dropbox and Qualtrics from their early days. He’s played in bands since his childhood, and music continues to be the epicenter of his social and family life. Rumor has it he also backs up Drew Houston at the Sequoia Base Camp sing along each year. Early in my career, I started to put everything I need to get done on checklists. I have a few of them in my “to-do” app. One lists the most important things I want to get done today, and another lists people I need to call. I set up my phone and browser tabs so I see the checklists before emails or texts. I’ve also learned to listen. One quote you’ll hear around Sequoia is “We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak.” It’s one of Don Valentine’s favorites, and I try to practice it every day. If you’re in a meeting with me, you might notice I don’t talk very much, but it’s because I’m trying to empathize with you

Seven Questions with Bryan Schreier Go to our main website ⟶ MEET Bryan After a great run at Google, Bryan Schreier joined Sequoia in 2008 to help build companies including Dropbox and Qualtrics from their early days. He’s played in bands since his childhood, and music continues to be the epicenter of his social and family life. Rumor has it he also backs up Drew Houston at the Sequoia Base Camp sing along each year. What is something you’ve learned that you lean on daily? Early in my career, I started to put everything I need to get done on checklists. I have a few of them in my “to-do” app.

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