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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alfred_LinAlfred Lin - Wikipedia

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   Alfred Lin is an American venture capitalist at Sequoia Capital. Lin was the COO, CFO, and Chairman of Zappos.com until 2010.

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3. www.sequoiacap.com › people › alfred-linAlfred Lin | Sequoia Capital

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   Zappos: Zappos, now part of Amazon, is an online shoe retailer driven by customer service. Acquired: Tony Hsieh; Nick Swinmurn; Growth (2004) Collapse

4. www.forbes.com › profile › alfred-linAlfred Lin - Forbes

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   Prior to joining Sequoia in 2010, Lin helped launch the online retailer Zappos with his Harvard classmate Tony Hsieh. He served as the company's COO and CFO. In July 2009, Amazon...

   • Occupation: Investor

5. fortune.com › 2021/05/18 › alfred-lin-sequoiaHow Sequoia's Alfred Lin scored one of the biggest ... - Fortune

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   May 18, 2021 · Before becoming a venture capitalist at Sequoia, Lin had run several businesses with the entrepreneur Tony Hsieh—their most famous venture was the online footwear marketplace Zappos, which...

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6. www.forbes.com › sites › alexkonradMy Final Letter To Tony Hsieh - Forbes

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   Dec 1, 2020 · Venture capitalist Alfred Lin shares a final open letter with his longtime friend and business partner, the late former CEO of Zappos Tony Hsieh.

7. www.forbes.com › sites › alexkonradThe World’s Best Venture Capitalist Is Not Who You ... - Forbes

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   Apr 13, 2021 · At $2.5 billion valued-unicorn Faire, CEO Max Rhodes says Lin shares lessons on how to build a marketplace and corporate culture not just from Zappos these days, but from Airbnb and DoorDash, too.

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   How much money did Hsieh & Lin make at Zappos?

   • According to TechCrunch, "Hsieh made at least $214 million; Lin made at least $18 million, with the Venture Frogs shares netting an additional $163 million." Lin left Zappos in 2010 to join the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital as a partner.

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   Who owns Zappos & paradigm?

   • Lin also holds a board seat at Citadel Securities which sold a $1.15 billion stake in its company to Sequoia and Paradigm in January 2022. Prior to joining Sequoia in 2010, Lin helped launch the online retailer Zappos with his Harvard classmate Tony Hsieh. He served as the company's COO and CFO. In July 2009, Amazon acquired Zappos.

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   Who owns Zappos?

   • After that, Lin helped form Zappos to later be acquired by Amazon for $1.2 billion. Lin has invested in Airbnb, Achievers, Stella & Dot, Houzz, Humble Bundle, Kiwi, Romotive, Moovit, Styleseat, Uber, and Cardpool (acquired by Blackhawk Networks), AppBistro / MMTG Labs (acquired by InMobi ), and SalesCrunch (acquired by ClearSlide).

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   Did Lin fall into the profit part?

   • But as Lin tells it, he kind of fell into the profit part. He says he had negotiated a discount for the pizzas he bought from Hsieh, because he was purchasing such large quantities. So instead of the $2 per slice that the restaurant typically charged, he was getting his pies for about $1.25 or $1.50 per slice.

   How Sequoia's Alfred Lin scored one of the biggest IPO years in history …

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9. articles.sequoiacap.com › 2018/08/01-alfred-linSeven Questions with Alfred Lin - Sequoia Capital

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   Aug 1, 2018 · As COO/CFO of Zappos, Alfred Lin grew the company from $300m to $1.6b in gross sales before joining Sequoia as a partner. He once briefly considered attending business school, but instead took Michael Moritz’s advice: “You’ll learn more in three months at a startup.”