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