Summary
Patrick Lin is a product leader with 11 years of experience launching 0→1 products and scaling 1→100 at cloud, infrastructure, and AI companies. He led Clarifai’s strategic pivot to vendor-agnostic AI infrastructure, shipping a compute orchestration product that cut inference costs by 70%+ through autoscaling, GPU fractioning, and auto-spot optimizations. As the founding PM of HashiCorp’s cloud division he drove HCP from ideation to multi-product GA, creating a usage-based billing model that generated millions in early revenue and unifying cross-product identity and billing strategies. Currently at Writer, he focuses on enterprise auth, billing, observability, and AI features that enable compliant, on-brand content at scale. Known for bringing disciplined product delivery (phased PRDs, GTM alignment, EPD rituals) to high-growth teams, he pairs technical fluency with GTM and partnership execution. Outside work he’s a Coactive life coach, photographer, and seasoned traveler, having visited 30+ countries.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley
Castro Valley High School
English, Spanish, Chinese, Chinese