沈南鹏

常春藤大学的中国毕业生，如红杉中国（SequoiaChina）的沈南鹏（NeilShen），已向各自的母校慷慨捐赠。

Chinese Ivy League graduates such as Neil Shen of Sequoia China have been generous donors to their alma maters .

到上世纪90年代末，新科技经济的第一波浪潮刮到中国内地，当时沈南鹏在德意志银行（DeutscheBank）负责中国资本市场业务。

By the end of that decade , when the first waves of the new tech economy reached the mainland , Shen was running China capital markets for Deutsche Bank .

如家由携程旅行（CtripInternationalLtd。）联合创始人沈南鹏于2002年创立，目前已经成为中国市场占有率最大的经济型连锁酒店。

Founded in2002 by the co-founder of Ctrip International Ltd. , Nanpeng Shen , Home Inns has grown into China 's biggest economy-hotel chain by market share .

1999年12月，沈南鹏与梁建章（JamesLiang）及另外两人一起创办了携程网——沈梁两人15岁相识，当时他们均被老师推荐参加在上海举办的首届计算机编程竞赛。

In December 1999 , together with James Liang , whom he had known since they were both 15 and had been nominated by teachers to take part in the first Shanghai computer programming competition , and two others , he founded Ctrip .

类似地，沈南鹏投资唯品会（Vipshop）时，唯品会并未与京东（JD.com）竞争。京东也是红杉中国的投资对象。

Similarly , Mr Shen invested in VIP Shop when it didn 't compete with JD.com , another Sequoia investment .

的李彦宏，还有智能手机制造商小米（Xiaomi）的雷军。尽管沈南鹏主要以投资闻名，但他也是一名互联网创业家，他是做得非常成功的中国旅游网站携程网（Ctrip）的创始人之一。

And , while Shen is now primarily known as an investor , he , too - as one of the founders of Ctrip , the hugely successful Chinese travel website - was an internet entrepreneur .

现年47岁的沈南鹏是中国最成功的投资者之一，《福布斯》（Forbes）估计他个人财富有10亿美元，他也是硅谷风险投资公司红杉资本（SequoiaCapital）中国业务的负责人。

Wearing a black shirt , grey slacks and black Italian-made loafers , the 47-year-old is no stranger to this kind of reception . Shen is one of China 's most successful investors - Forbes magazine puts his personal fortune at $ 1bn - and head of China operations for the Silicon Valley venture capital outfit Sequoia Capital .

那一次，沈南鹏没有成功。

At that time , Mr Shen did not succeed .

沈南鹏在这些公司大多都有投资。

Shen is an investor in most of them .

这给沈南鹏等投资者带来了一个问题。

This poses problems for investors such as Shen .

沈南鹏从自己的经验出发，试图从两个方面来看待这个问题。

Shen tries to use his own experience to see it from both sides .

沈南鹏对此很淡定，他有着像机器一样冷静计算的名声。

Shen , who has a reputation for coolly machine-like calculation , seems unperturbed .

沈南鹏是大疆公司的第一位外部投资者。

Shen was the first outside investor in the drone company we are visiting .

自做出那个决定以来已经过去了十年时间，沈南鹏依然同以往一样极其好胜。

A decade on from that decision , Shen is as fiercely competitive as ever .

一般来说，沈南鹏不喜欢在公司发展到后期才参与进来。

Generally , Shen dislikes coming in at such a late stage of a company 's development .

沈南鹏在红杉资本的角色是为东西方牵线搭桥，这并非是他首次扮演此类角色。

Shen 's role at Sequoia is not the first time he has bridged east and west .

沈南鹏的成功与他理解并适应国内这种环境不无关系。

Shen 's success is a lot to do with understanding the local environment and adapting to it .

被“从头起就可以独立作出投资决定”的承诺所打动，沈南鹏决定加入红杉。

Shen decided to join , attracted by the promise of " independent investment decisions from day one . "

沈南鹏的工作中遇到的最复杂的情况之一是，在当今中国，投资者与创业家之间的关系有些紧张。

One of the things that complicates Shen 's job most is the tension that exists today between investors and entrepreneurs in China .

切斯基在博客文章中称，沈南鹏“在中国网络及服务领域拥有丰富经验”。

In his blog post , Mr. Chesky said Mr. Shen " has deep experience in the Chinese Internet and hospitality sectors . "

沈南鹏成了所谓的“海龟”中的一员——“海龟”是指在海外留学，然后选择回国的中国人。

Shen was among a group of so-called " sea turtles , " Chinese who , having studied overseas , chose to return home .

沈南鹏的许多高中、大学和耶鲁的同学都参与这股浪潮，而他也决定投身其中。

Many of Shen 's classmates from high school , university and Yale were becoming involved , and he , too , decided to jump in .

沈南鹏把三部手机依次摆在桌子上，接下来的两个小时里，它们不时随着股价暴跌的节奏而响起。

Shen lines his phones up on the table , where , for the next two hours , they periodically beep to the rhythm of plunging share prices .

即便在香港最高档的餐厅，沈南鹏也不以胃口好闻名，看起来他对那份午餐也没多大兴趣。

Shen , not known for a big appetite even when he is dining at Hong Kong 's fanciest restaurants , regards his box with a wary lack of enthusiasm .

在中国春节期间，沈南鹏通常会邀请投资者到位于热带地区的海南岛度假——他在那里有一座海滨别墅，与马云的别墅毗邻。

During China 's traditional spring festivities , Shen often invites investors to the tropical island of Hainan , where he owns a mansion on the beach , adjacent to Jack Ma 's.

他们有一名经验丰富的行业顾问——红杉资本中国基金创始人沈南鹏，他在中国因为创建旅游网站携程网（Ctrip.com）而闻名。

They have an experienced adviser in the industry in the form of Sequoia China 's founder , Neil Shen , who is known in China for starting the Chinese travel site Ctrip.com .

沈南鹏出生于中国浙江省，在上海长大，后来考上了上海交通大学，据他的朋友说，沈南鹏在校时被认为是数学天才。

Born in the province of Zhejiang , Nanpeng Shen grew up in Shanghai and attended Shanghai Jiao Tong University , where , according to friends , he was considered a maths genius .

沈南鹏选了一份不知浇了什么肉羹的意大利面条，递给我的则是一份色泽亮得可疑的奶油酱汁海鲜鳄梨盖浇饭。

Shen has chosen a lunch box that contains spaghetti with an unidentifiable meat sauce , while I am handed a suspiciously bright pilau rice with chunks of seafood and avocado in a cream sauce .

尽管沈南鹏旗下中国基金所管理的资金“仅”有60亿美元，但据中国国家电视台最近的估计，沈南鹏持有的上市公司股票总市值超过4000亿美元。

Although he has " only " $ 6bn under management in his China funds , Shen has , according to a recent estimate from Chinese state television , stakes in companies with a market capitalisation of more than $ 400bn .

一位对沈南鹏很是钦佩的科技业投资者比喻说：“沈南鹏会在（中国篮球巨星）姚明5岁的时候对他进行投资，而我即便在姚明20岁的时候也没有勇气对他进行投资。”

To use the analogy of another , admiring tech investor : " Neil Shen would have invested in [ Chinese basketball superstar ] Yao Ming when he was five , and I would not have had the courage to invest in him even when he was 20 ! "