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Harvard Pizza Hustle
- Alfred Lin, Tony Hsieh, and Sanjay Madan's Harvard pizza business taught them about customer experience.
- Lin bought pies and resold them, highlighting the value of quarters in a cashless era.
LinkExchange Origin
- Tony Hsieh and Sanjay Madan built websites at Oracle, then linked them together to drive traffic.
- This led to the creation of LinkExchange, an early display advertising network.
Time Diversification
- Venture capital requires time diversification, as Alfred Lin learned after LinkExchange.
- Investing all funds too quickly during the dot-com bust proved challenging.