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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore Notifications Chat Grok Premium Bookmarks Creator Studio Articles Profile More Post alana goyal @alanaagoyal Article See new posts Conversation Alfred Lin @Alfred_Lin Heat Seeking Missile for Pain 33 89 738 284K A ‘heat seeking missile for pain’ actively seeks out the hairiest, gnarliest problems, then surgically works to blow them up. -- In a recent interview, @Keller of @zipline said the ultimate startup hire is a heat-seeking missile for pain. This comes from another Sequoia portfolio founder, @tanay_tandon of @CommureOS (formerly Athelas pre-merger). He had emailed the following to his team, and we asked to forward it to the rest of Sequoia’s founders. It quickly became lore. Enjoy. ——— Forwarded message ——— From: Tanay Tandon Date: Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM Subject: heat seeking missile for pain To: Commure/Athelas Team Over the last ~8 years of running Athelas, and now Commure, there’s a speci

Alfred Lin @Alfred_Lin Heat Seeking Missile for Pain 1:36 PM · Apr 14, 2026 717.6K Views 58 0 5 8 115 0 1 1 5 1.3K 0 1 . 3 K 2.4K 0 2 . 4 K Read 58 replies

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