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HOME/PEOPLE/ALFRED LIN
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Alfred Lin

ROLE PARTNERAT SEQUOIA CAPITALMENTIONS 6LAST SEEN JUNE 15, 2026
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Partner at Sequoia Capital and board member/investor at Kalshi.

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6 SIGNALS
01
mention·The VC Corner·JUNE 15, 2026

Alfred Lin inverts this: 'he argues that difficult final steps are where quality, differentiation, and outcomes become visible to others. Projects often fail not from poor starts but from never reaching the level of completion that compounds results.'

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mention·Dialectic·JUNE 11, 2026

I had this other conversation with Alfred Lin, who was talking about a company that was at $100 million run rate and had to decide whether they were going to destroy their business to start a new business.

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mention·Sourcery Newsletter·MAY 19, 2026

His framework went viral after Sequoia's Alfred Lin tweeted an internal memo.

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mention·Sourcery·MAY 19, 2026

Alfred is so analytical. When you show him a P&L, he will scrutinize everything down to the last item. Like why was T&E on sales and enterprise and the Western segment so high this quarter? His instincts are very sharp.

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05
mention·Training Data·MAY 1, 2026

Participants: Alfred Lin, Greg Brockman

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06
mention·Uncapped with Jack Altman·APRIL 29, 2026

Alfred was saying... sometimes sort of some of the best companies I've ever seen kind of start with an anti-pattern. Like there's something weird that happens in that company. It is unusual. And maybe this is yours.

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Alfred Lin · Partner at Sequoia Capital — 6 mentions on Teahose