Lin comes from a well-to-do family. His parents are among the beneficiaries of Taiwan's economic miracle, and have earned enough from their electronics store on a bustling street in an old part of town to raise three NTU graduates.
國啟來自小康家庭，父母是台灣經濟奇蹟的受惠者，靠著位於老市區鬧街上的電器行，養大了 3 個畢業於台大的孩子。