Tao Lin 林涛

Business Reflections

I’m drawn to the moment an idea leaves the lab and becomes part of someone’s everyday life. Someday, I may build a company of my own. I want to understand how something one person imagines can come to matter to many.

That curiosity took me to a buyout fund. I came away with a belief: the value of a technology becomes clearer in the commitments people make around it: the habits they change, the trust they place, and the money they keep spending. I’m interested in how those commitments turn a promising idea into a lasting business.

Experience

Snowtide Capital

Investment Research Intern · Sourcing & Technical Due Diligence

My work included sourcing AI and SaaS companies, reviewing financial statements and prospectuses, and supporting technical due diligence.

Writing