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Alfred Lin: Sequoia defines crucible moments as irreversible Type 1 decisions
“Crucible moments is, is the term we use at step, at Sequoia for things that are basically very important type one decisions, and I've had to deal, as an operator before Sequoia, we didn't call them Crucible moments, but I've gone through a fair share of crucib…”
Alfred Lin Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:12:22 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
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Tellme Networks burned $60 million a quarter before its enterprise pivot
“At tell me networks, when we're burning sixty million dollars a quarter, how do we get through that, and how do we pivot the company from a consumer business that wasn't working into an enterprise business?”
Alfred Lin Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:12:52 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
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Lin: Airbnb raised debt during COVID to avoid a down-round valuation
“We're going to raise money, and we're going to do it in a way that doesn't burden previous investors. So we're not going to raise money at a low valuation. We're going to raise debt.”
Alfred Lin Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:19:06 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
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Lin: Restaurants typically operate with less than 30 days of cash
“He knew that restaurants wouldn't survive. They had less than 30 days of cash. And, you know, that's less than 30 days of cash when they actually are running at full speed.”
Alfred Lin Jan 21, 2025 ▶ 1:22:25 How to Win by Being Right and Contrarian: Lessons from Zappos to DoorDash
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