Alyson Shontell
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Editor-in-Chief and CCO, @Fortunemagazine. Former EIC @businessinsider. @NewhouseSU Advisory Board. Proudly married to @lombosco!
New York, NY
Joined March 2009
And what an awesome cover it is! Excited to speak with Eric about Ramp and our feature on its rapid growth on stage today at @FortuneMagazine #brainstormtech!
Big milestone for @tryramp: the cover of Fortune. Grateful for our customers, team, and everyone helping us build what’s next.
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How Salient, an AI loan processing startup valued at $500 million, grew ARR to $25 million in two years - @LilyMaeLazarus with the scoop
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Salient cofounder Ari Malik built AI to automate loan servicing, turning collections calls into a high-growth business now valued around $500 million.
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Inside OpenAI’s fragile lead in the AI race, and the 8-week ‘code red’ to fend off a resurgent Google. From me and my @FortuneMagazine colleagues @lexnfx & Lee Clifford, with reporting help from @sharongoldman, @agarfinks, @ajs, and others. https://t.co/rZ6VF7DVxg
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Silicon Valley history is littered with innovative "first movers" snuffed out by incumbent tech giants. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is sounding the alarm to ensure a different fate for the ChatGPT maker.
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Wild chart from Jim Reid at Deutsche Bank, showing how much OpenAI is expected to burn before turning a profit. A couple things stand out also: How small the $AMZN burn really was for its first 8 years. How big the $UBER burn was before ultimately getting in the black
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RT @FortuneMagazine: “Are we in an AI bubble?” is the number-one question business leaders and investors are asking right now. Most, inclu…
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It's time to brace yourself for Big Tech's "show me the money" moment.
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Print is the best curation of high-quality journalism, and no one does it better than the @fortune newsroom. This issue is packed with many cover-worthy stories: How DoorDash won the delivery wars, Nvidia's potential achilles heel, How the AI party could end. We went with
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Cover lines brainstormed but not used: "OK, Doomer" and "Anthropic like it's hot"🔥 :) Always fun + lots of dad jokes while putting the issue together with @MatthewHeimer and team
Print is the best curation of high-quality journalism, and no one does it better than the @fortune newsroom. This issue is packed with at many cover-worthy stories: How DoorDash won the delivery wars, Nvidia's potential achilles heel, How the AI party could end. We went with
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The team @thecrimson continues to pump out timely, high-quality, important journalism. Hugely impressive — a newsroom serving its community and rising to the occasion.
SCOOP: After a cozy 2005 wedding in Cambridge, Larry Summers and Elisa New set off on their honeymoon. But the trip took them somewhere far off the usual newlywed map — the private island of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://t.co/jSGW2wuxu7
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Good. Now include AI chatbot answers into this accountability effort too re Section 230 amendment proposal
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Section 230 is facing a new kind of attack.
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A new bipartisan Senate bill amends Section 230 to make commercial social media platforms responsible if their recommendation systems cause foreseeable harms (@lauren_feiner / The Verge) https://t.co/lSLYeRco5R
https://t.co/jLsx8tOciL 📫 Subscribe:
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge: US senators introduce the Algorithm Accountability Act, amending Section 230 to hold social platforms liable if their algorithms cause foreseeable physical harm
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How the AI party could end: @FortuneMagazine's Jim Edwards great read suggests the party could go another 6-12 months with capex spending increasing in 2026, after which there will be a harsh "show me the money" moment demanded by investors
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A historic capex surge, thin AI revenues, and extreme index concentration leave investors one disappointment away from a broad‑based equity shock.
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The Nvidia circular AI economy. @FortuneMagazine’s Shawn Tully digs into how the hottest company is spending tens of billions and increasing its own demand - and what that interconnectedness could mean for markets. Shawn’s ability to expertly break down complicated topics is on
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By helping fund buyers like OpenAI and CoreWeave, Nvidia is shaping demand for its own chips—along with the risks that come with it.
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🚨 After Nevada's safety regulator fined Elon Musk's Boring Company more than $400k, Musk's right hand man Steve Davis called the governor's office and got a meeting. The violations were withdrawn — along with evidence of the meeting. New investigation with @jessicakmathews
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“Take good care of your people, so that they can take care of your customers.” @Delta CEO Ed Bastian emphasized the power of people-first leadership in a #FortuneGlobalForum conversation with Fortune Editor-in-Chief @ajs. https://t.co/IrTpzENWkj
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At the #FortuneGlobalForum in Riyadh, attendees gathered for an unforgettable evening in Diriyah, the birthplace of Saudi Arabia. The night featured a world-class menu curated by five internationally renowned Michelin-level chefs, Saudi-led bespoke performances, and a global
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At the #FortuneGlobalForum, @Delta CEO Ed Bastian discussed a new plan for a nonstop flight from Atlanta to Riyadh. “It’ll start slow. It’s the first flight, first U.S. airline to have direct service, but I believe it’s going to gain popularity quickly,” Bastian told Fortune
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“We’re in a deals world, not a long term relationship world” @RayDalio to @dianebrady on the shifting world order at fortune global forum
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Congrats @davidtisch! BoxGroup was one of the first VC firms I spent time with when I started covering venture. Dave quickly cemented a reputation for founders as the go-to seed investor with equally high humor/sarcasm and integrity. It's been fun to watch BoxGroup become a
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Tisch has invested at the early stage in Ramp, Cursor, and other tech giants.
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