曾成功投资谷歌（Google）、雅虎（Yahoo）和Zappos等公司的传奇风投家迈克尔•莫瑞茨由于健康状况不佳，将退出红杉资本（Sequoia Capital）的日常管理工作。

    莫瑞茨在致红杉资本投资者的邮件中称，他被“诊断出患有一种罕见的疾病，病况可控，但不可治愈。”目前他感觉良好，但未来十年，他的“生活质量”可能会下降。

    莫瑞茨将改任红杉资本董事长一职，由合伙人道格•利奥尼承担起莫瑞茨大量的组织职责。预计上述人事变动短期内不会影响莫瑞茨的投资活动，因为莫瑞茨计划保留目前担任的所有董事职务，同时继续接受新的董事任命。

    以下内容摘自邮件：

    “我打算从红杉资本的日常管理中抽身出来，十六年来，这项工作占据了我大量的时间。我将担任红杉资本董事长，深入参与新的投资项目、想法和关系的拓展，这会给我们所有人带来显著的长期效益。我还会和公司里一些较年轻、较新的成员密切合作，继续履行目前所有的公司职责以及现有基金的管理任务。每年我会不定期地花12-14周的时间推进其他一些事务、消遣和个人一些小小的嗜好。”

    目前，红杉资本正在进行2010年封闭的13亿美元基金的投资。由莫瑞茨担任董事的公司包括Sugar、GameFly、Green Dot Corp.、LinkedIn、Kayak和Klarna。

    从个人角度，我衷心祝愿莫瑞茨能战胜病魔。这位曾经的记者总是小心翼翼地守护各种信息，而言语之间依然客客气气——像我这样的记者们很欣赏这一点。我和他打交道的时候，总是会听到他说“无可奉告，但感谢问及”。如果不是这个行业里的人，可能很难有这么深的体会。

    译者：早稻米

    Michael Moritz, the legendary venture capitalist behind such investments as Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO) and Zappos, is stepping down from day-to-day management of Sequoia Capital due to a medical condition.

    In an email sent to Sequoia investors, Moritz said that he has been "diagnosed with a rare medical condition which can be managed but is incurable," adding that he feels good right now but that his "quality of life" is likely to decline over the next decade.

    Moritz will transition into a chairman position with Sequoia Capital, with existing partner Doug Leone assuming many of Moritz's organizational responsibilities. The change is not expected to affect Moritz's investment activity in the short-term, as he is plans to both maintain existing board seats and take new ones.

    From the email:

    I am going to extract myself from the daily management of Sequoia Capital, a task that has consumed a large part of my time for the past sixteen years. I will become Chairman of Sequoia Capital and will be deeply involved with nurturing the fresh investments, ideas and relationships that can be of significant long-term benefit for all of us. I will also work very closely with some of our younger and newer members, will continue my role as Managing Member of existing funds and maintain all my current company responsibilities. I will use twelve to fourteen weeks – sprinkled throughout the course of each year – for various pursuits, diversions and trivial indulgences.

    Sequoia currently is investing out of a $1.3 billion fund closed in 2010. Moritz's board seats include Sugar, GameFly (GFLY), Green Dot Corp. (GDOT), LinkedIn (LNKD), Kayak and Klarna.

    On a personal note, best of luck to Mike as he battles his condition. As a former reporter, he has always managed to keep information close to his vest without seeming rude about it -- something that folks like me really appreciate. "No comment, but thanks for asking," has been my most regular interaction with him, but it is much more appreciated than anyone outside the business could probably understand.