COO Alfred Lin on his lessons as an entrepreneur on the road to a $1B exit to Amazon Earlier this month, Alfred Lin, said he was leaving his COO/CFO post at Zappos to become a VC at Sequoia Capital, starting in 2011. His reasoning resonated with me because Alfred, whose wife is pregnant, said he wanted in part to change his lifestyle to accommodate his upcoming responsibilities as a parent. As a parent myself, with three children, I understand what it means to put family over work. It’s a good thing. I recently caught up with Alfred, and his wife Rebecca, for a series of interviews. In this segment, Alfred talks about his "lessons learned" as an entrepreneur. You'll get a good sense of Alfred's affable way about him and his seemingly low-key demeanor. You'll also note that Alfred's ...   [ Read more ]