Pat Grady and Alfred Lin are partners at Sequoia and were recently named as the storied firm’s new co-stewards. Alfred joined the firm in 2010, where he has led major investments into category-defining companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, and Kalshi. Pat has been a partner at the firm for nearly 19 years and has led Sequoia’s growth-stage investing since 2015, backing companies like Snowflake, OpenAI, and Harvey. In this episode, we unpack how Sequoia actually works: their partnership model, how they pick outliers, and what stewardship means inside one of the most respected firms in venture capital. Some highlights: Consensus doesn’t matter, conviction does Freedom within frameworks: see, pick, win, help, harvest Mid-funnel decisions are the most important The two fears that lead to bad decisions To do this business well, you need courage---Timestamps:((((((((((((((((---More on Pat & Alfred:https://sequoiacap.com/https://x.com/gradypbhttps://x.com/Alfred_LinMore on Jack:https://www.altcap.com/https://x.com/jaltma---https://linktr.ee/uncappedpodEmail: [email protected]