manager, and provides lessons on achieving business and life success. Venture capitalist In 1986, Moritz joined Sequoia Capital after co-authoring Going for Broke: The Chrysler Story with Barrett Seaman, Times Detroit bureau chief. After leaving Time, Moritz co-founded Technologic Partners, a technology newsletter and conference company. His internet company investments include Google, Yahoo!, Skyscanner, PayPal, Webvan, YouTube, eToys, and Zappos. He currently sits on the boards of 24/7 Customer, Earth Networks, Gamefly, HealthCentral, Green Dot Corporation, Klarna, Kayak.com, LinkedIn, Stripe and PopSugar. Moritz previously served on the boards of A123 Systems, Aricent Group, Atom Entertainment, CenterRun, eGroups, Flextronics, Google, ITA Software, Luxim, PayPal, Plaxo, Pure Digital, Saba Software, Yahoo!, and Zappos. Google was one of several co-investments with John Doerr of rival venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and the initial public offering of the company in 2004 made Moritz one of Wales' richest men. His investment in Google helped him achieve the number-one listing in Forbes "Midas List" of the top dealmakers in the technology industry in 2006 and 2007, and a place on the 2007 "TIME 100". He ranked number two on the Midas List for 2008 and 2009. San Francisco Standard The San Francisco Standard is a for-profit San Francisco-centric news web site, funded by Michael Moritz, with offices in the Mission District, using Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Griffin Gaffney is the CEO of the SF Standard as well as co-founder of Here/Say Media and TogetherSF, Moritz-funded 501(c)4 organizations. Griffin Gaffney is also a co-founder of PossibleSF. Honours In July 2010, Moritz was awarded an honorary fellowship from Cardiff University, where his father Alfred had previously been Vice-Principal and Professor of Classics. In July 2014 he was honoured as a fellow of Aberystwyth University. In November 2014, Moritz was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Moritz was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for services to promoting British economic interests and philanthropic work. Personal life Moritz lives in San Francisco with his wife, American novelist Harriet Heyman, and their two children. He donated to the Lincoln Project, a Republican-led super PAC opposing the re-election of Donald Trump and Republican Senators who supported him. In May 2012, Moritz announced that he had been diagnosed with a rare, incurable medical condition and would step back from his day-to-day responsibilities at