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Alfred Lin

@Alfred_Lin
Partner @sequoia. Working w/ founders from idea to IPO & beyond: @airbnb @doordash @citsecurities @kalshi @clay @foundforbiz @Nominal_io @zipline
San Francisco, CA, USA
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    Tim Cook disproved his skeptics by focusing on Apple’s core competencies. Know your own differentiated competencies that let you become a long-term winner.
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    Tim Apple
    Today sees another generational transition for one of the most legendary companies in history, as Tim Cook officially hands the reins of $AAPL to John Ternus. Tim joined Apple in 1998 as SVP of...
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    Aug 30
    Everyone knows Doug is the GOAT. Internally though, he still calls himself the new associate. It's always Day 1 for him. Great interview with David on many of the lessons he's learned through his storied career.
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    Aug 30
    My conversation with @dougleone, partner at @sequoia. 0:00 How to Dominate for Decades 3:17 Turning Fear Into a Tailwind 5:40 Immigrant Drive, Hard Work & the Beach Club 12:19 Simplifying Life & Choosing Discomfort 14:37 The Homeless Sequoia Partner With No Plan B 16:49 Stepping
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    Aug 28
    A common failure pattern I see with young people is joining a smaller startup because "they'll get more ownership" (or some similar iteration). When you're young, you should optimize for learning. Sometimes the smaller startup is the right choice. But it's often better to join
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    Aug 26
    Gritty people have passion and perseverance because their interests absorb them, their work leads them to experience flow, and they believe their work has a purpose. However, their path to excellence is more than just logging more hours of practice. They log more hours of
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    Aug 25
    If you want your company to be gritty: create a gritty culture, hire gritty people, and celebrate gritty achievements.
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    Constant Application of Force
    I participated in a few conversations recently about the importance of determination, grit, and perseverance and how talent is overrated. The constant application of force over a long period is much...
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    Aug 25
    While robot olympics may get more media headlines, these types of advancements are really what change the game for robotics. Very impressive work on turning single prompts into long-horizon tasks that robots can then execute independently.
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    Aug 25
    Introducing S1, our new foundation model that learns from one example. It can be taught 10-minute long tasks that it has never seen before, from one video prompt without any fine-tuning. Watch S1 operate in real-time via in-context learning:
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