Nick Davidov surfaced Sequoia Capital's first-time publication of Don Valentine's…

Brief

Nick Davidov surfaced Sequoia Capital's first-time publication of Don Valentine's 1977 memo on investing in Apple Computer. The key historical detail emphasized is Apple's early market definition as a home and hobby computer company, with the document released as part of Sequoia's Apple 50th-anniversary retrospective.

title: @Nick_Davidov: Market: home - hobby computer

Sequoia Capital (@sequoia)

In honor of 50 years of Apple, we're sha...
author: @NickDavidov
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published: 2026-04-02T01:55:16+00:00
sourceurl: https://x.com/NickDavidov/status/2039522017980911763

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Market: home - hobby computer

Sequoia Capital (@sequoia)

In honor of 50 years of Apple, we're sharing - for the first time ever - Don Valentine's original 1977 memo for Sequoia's investment into Apple Computer. #Apple50

— https://nitter.net/sequoia/status/2039434032132575544#m