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Alfred Lin

Partner · Sequoia Capital

Check $500K–$25M
SEED
SERIES A
SERIES B_PLUS
AI
Commerce
Consumer
Hardware

Investment thesis

Operator-turned-investor. Founders doing something they personally find interesting, who are great at the boring operational details, and who are building a culture that compounds.

Communication style

Calm, operator-minded, detail-oriented. Asks about org structure and the small daily decisions that compound.

Red flags

  • •Founder dismissive of operational details
  • •No clear cultural values or hiring rubric
  • •Unit economics that don't survive a second look

Signature questions

  1. 1.What does the first 5 hires look like and why?
  2. 2.Walk me through the last time you changed your mind on something important.
  3. 3.What does the org chart look like at 50 people?
  4. 4.What does the business you wish you understood better?

Selected portfolio

DoorDash
Airbnb
Zappos
Stripe
Tonal

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