Alex Klein
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founder @nucleus_talent | exec search for vc + startups | host @therisepod | vibes guy | building a firm for the investors + founders defining the next decade
San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2015
applications for the nucleus NEXT fellowship are now LIVE. cohort 1 begins feb 15. most venture programs teach one firm’s playbook. NEXT gives you six (++) fellows rotate monthly across partner firms, learn distinct investing styles, and get real time with our captains and the
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The team is cooking. 👨🍳 We’ve been in the lab working on the Nucleus 100: Growth. Early was straightforward. Growth is less so, with meatier inputs. To get this right, we are trying to capture: • Power Law (ultimate output) • Entry price (alpha) • Velocity (speed) •
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Great advice.
Here's what I would do if I was a young person trying to break into VC: Write. Short writeups, on Twitter. Not generic market philosophical thinkpieces, because those will be assumed to be AI slop or regurgitated research. No one will read it unless you're brilliant, which
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Very good one. The rise of the CoS in venture, when paired with the right partner, is an excellent launchpad and one of the best ways to get exposure most don’t see until year 3. @lizwessel + @firstround = 🔥
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good one.
I am seeking one (1) puckish troublemaker for special projects. The ideal candidate is: •Pure of heart •Full of surprises •Highly literate •Lucky •Plucky •Hard to stay mad at This is a real job with excellent pay, benefits, and budget. Your responsibilities will be to
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Jonathan (@fendien), cofounder of Work-Bench (@Work_Bench), has his fingerprints are all over nyc enterprise, and he’s genuinely one of the great humans in this ecosystem. Grateful he sat down for this one and learned a ton. Spotify + YouTube in the comments :)
Episode 7 of The Rise is out. Sat down with Jonathan Lehr (@fendien), Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench (@Work_Bench). He’s one of the early builders of NYC’s enterprise scene and an all-around great human who’s helped shape much of what exists today. Work-Bench is a
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smart move. lucky founders. congrats @lulumeservey ! 🔥 in a world where narrative shapes distribution, hiring, and trust, there isn’t a more relevant investor for founders who want to take real control of their story.
Venture capital goes direct. @lulumeservey has raised a $40 million VC fund https://t.co/WIEpJkxNH8
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will add: ideal for students who are looking for a launchpad into the venture world. it’s filled with smart, awesome people who genuinely admire ambitious creatives. and while the arena has its fair share of snobby bobby’s… we keep our orbit bobby-free. 🫶
hiring a new media intern for nucleus, maybe two. you’ll help tell the story of the next generation of venture. the NEXT fellowship, the rise pod, the nucleus 100, our events, and a few things on deck all need real creative love. ideal for ambitious, creative students looking
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hiring a new media intern for nucleus, maybe two. you’ll help tell the story of the next generation of venture. the NEXT fellowship, the rise pod, the nucleus 100, our events, and a few things on deck all need real creative love. ideal for ambitious, creative students looking
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Posted 6:52:11 PM. Part time and flexible. SF based is ideal. If you want to skip the line, ping @alexklein0x on…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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GP at Paradigm is an elite milestone. truly one of the most exciting firms on the planet. massive congrats to @FrankieIsLost 🫡🔥
Pleased to announce that @FrankieIsLost has been promoted to General Partner at Paradigm Frankie is deeply crypto/internet-native, beloved by the founders he works with, and is a triple threat: investor, researcher, and engineer Congrats Frankie!
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joining the partnership at KP is rare air. being promoted into it is even rarer. it only happens when you’ve shown real judgment and earned deep trust from founders and the senior partnership. congrats @anaganath !! well deserved. … and coming in from the fellowship 🔥👑
@kleinerperkins was the first venture capital firm I ever heard of, when I read the Google book as a kid growing up in India. It had a constant halo in the back of my mind, even though I didn't know much about technology or investing at the time. I naturally jumped at the
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added a “nominate a fellow” button. thanks to everyone who has already shared great people and ideas. if someone in your orbit is exploring vc or wants to grow as an angel, plz send them over. if the caliber of the cohort matches the caliber of the partners, the potential gets
applications for the nucleus NEXT fellowship are now LIVE. cohort 1 begins feb 15. most venture programs teach one firm’s playbook. NEXT gives you six (++) fellows rotate monthly across partner firms, learn distinct investing styles, and get real time with our captains and the
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Thrive, Ramp, TBPN, and a16z have shaped so much of how I think about building Nucleus. New models. Smart experiments. Intentional partnerships. Excellence. Huge congrats to both sides. This one feels like a 10/10
We are excited to announce a strategic partnership between OpenAI and Thrive Holdings. Through our partnership, OpenAI will become an equity owner in Holdings, and collectively we will set out to deliver frontier technology for our customers. For decades, technology has
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who should apply: 1/ builders at labs or ai startups who are active angels or those who want a structured way to start 2/ students with zero exposure or who have seen one or two firms and value real contrast across early, growth, crossover, and incubation strategies 3/ mbas,
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a search partner for conviction-led VCs and the founders they believe in.
applications for the nucleus NEXT fellowship are now LIVE. cohort 1 begins feb 15. most venture programs teach one firm’s playbook. NEXT gives you six (++) fellows rotate monthly across partner firms, learn distinct investing styles, and get real time with our captains and the
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good one !
I’m hiring an investor to join @firstround and work alongside me to find and support founders in the most formative stage of company building. The most interesting phase of any company is -1 to 1. If you want to live in this zone, and if you’re the right fit, you’re likely
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met a great fund this week that retained a search firm for a jr partner hire to sit over early growth. 5 weeks in they had met 25 candidates and moved zero to a second meeting. top quartile. early. in several grand slams / all ai. have been intentionally quiet. i used to work
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