Attendees at Sequoia's recent AI events received more than just the chance to have intimate conversations with leading voices in the field. Sequoia partner Alfred Lin personally purchased and gave out 200 custom-engraved, numbered Mac Minis on behalf of the VC firm to the event's attendees and speakers — the latest example of an AI status symbol . The compact Apple computer is one of the preferred ways of running OpenClaw , the open-source agentic AI tool that has taken the tech world by storm.