Alex Konrad
@alexrkonrad
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Founder and editor of @upstartsmediaco, a new tech publication focused on the startup ecosystem. Previously @Forbes senior editor. Email: [email protected]
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Joined March 2009
DEEP DIVE: VC firms are building their own AI tools to compete for the best startup deals. And for founders, that's changing the relationships game. Here's what the AI-ification of venture capital means for startups, in my new @UpstartsMediaCo feature. https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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Challengers like Alpaca VC, DVC and Topology Ventures are going beyond ChatGPT: “We want to give everybody their own personal AI analyst, so they can look at companies the way a partner at a16z would...
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A few years ago, my coworkers set up an email account called The Wrath Of Konrad as a prank It ended up in a database, and it’s now funny and a little horrifying to think how many PR folks and recruiters have tried to reach me there
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I asked her to do it again *after* she posted this too 💀
People asking me what's it like living with a founder and #7 on the rising in Technology list on Substack: Imagine being asked "can go like my tweet?" several times daily.
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Hearing this story has made the rounds in VC Slack channels! One stat 📈 I found interesting, shared with @UpstartsMediaCo by @VCPlatform: how their membership of non-investor staff reflects this trend 👀 AI-related job titles, Dec 2024: 1% AI-related job titles, Dec 2025: 6%
DEEP DIVE: VC firms are building their own AI tools to compete for the best startup deals. And for founders, that's changing the relationships game. Here's what the AI-ification of venture capital means for startups, in my new @UpstartsMediaCo feature. https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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what if we swapped minor illnesses at the a16z new media peptide party
whatever cold you guys have (peptide party / a16z new media attendees), I have it too 🫠
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DEEP DIVE: VC firms are building their own AI tools to compete for the best startup deals. And for founders, that's changing the relationships game. Here's what the AI-ification of venture capital means for startups, in my new @UpstartsMediaCo feature. https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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Magnum opus here from @jmelaskyriazi and the Standard Metrics team on how VC firms are using AI tools, building and expanding on a trend we broke down yesterday in @UpstartsMediaCo. Read them both! https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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Challengers like Alpaca VC, DVC and Topology Ventures are going beyond ChatGPT: “We want to give everybody their own personal AI analyst, so they can look at companies the way a partner at a16z would...
50%+ of VC dollars are going to AI companies. But, as folks like @alexrkonrad have noted, AI tools are also rapidly changing how VC firms operate. We couldn’t find a comprehensive resource here, so we decided to write it. 📚 I’m excited to announce the launch of one of my
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Wrote yesterday about how VC firms are using AI internally, including to analyze startup pitch decks 👇 @MayaBakhai proposes a natural (devious) next step for founders: hide a bunch of clear text in your deck to talk directly to the firm's AI tools 😂 https://t.co/bxpYGzTzho
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Check out Spice Capital’s video.
DEEP DIVE: VC firms are building their own AI tools to compete for the best startup deals. And for founders, that's changing the relationships game. Here's what the AI-ification of venture capital means for startups, in my new @UpstartsMediaCo feature. https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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DEEP DIVE: VC firms are building their own AI tools to compete for the best startup deals. And for founders, that's changing the relationships game. Here's what the AI-ification of venture capital means for startups, in my new @UpstartsMediaCo feature. https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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Challengers like Alpaca VC, DVC and Topology Ventures are going beyond ChatGPT: “We want to give everybody their own personal AI analyst, so they can look at companies the way a partner at a16z would...
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The future of VC is human-AI pairing. Applied thoughtfully, AI helps investors understand markets, track companies within them, and support them post-investment. Our bet at @scalevp is that empathy for how investors think, rigor on how models are designed, and taste in knowing
DEEP DIVE: VC firms are building their own AI tools to compete for the best startup deals. And for founders, that's changing the relationships game. Here's what the AI-ification of venture capital means for startups, in my new @UpstartsMediaCo feature. https://t.co/BkHrfT6zwr
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@UpstartsMediaCo I spent the past few weeks chatting with a bunch of smart people for this Upstarts exclusive. Inside you'll find: VC builders ⚒️ ▪️@aubriepagano of @alpacavc ▪️@caseykcaruso of @topology_vc ▪️@nick_davidov of DVC ▪️@_moustafa of @kleinerperkins Industry experts 🧠
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Publishing a deep dive later today on a topic that I spent way too much time nerding out on: how VC firms are adopting AI tools internally, and what it means for founders. If you’re not subscribed yet, sign up for a free reader trial to get it first 👇 https://t.co/zPRfNmAtiH
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Startup news starts here. The Upstarts newsletter provides in-depth reporting and analysis on the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO. Founded by veteran tech reporter Alex Konrad. Click to...
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seeing a lot of you going viral by ripping this screenshot today 👀 you better be following the OG @N_Sportelli!
The hot new job at tech companies is leading "storytelling." The term doubled on LinkedIn job posts in the U.S since last year. The WSJ writes: "Compliance technology firm Vanta this month began hiring for a head of storytelling, offering a salary of up to $274,000."
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the thing about holiday parties is there's a fun one with cool people, pretty much every night but when you skip them to keep working, you never really regret it
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The hot new job at tech companies is leading "storytelling." The term doubled on LinkedIn job posts in the U.S since last year. The WSJ writes: "Compliance technology firm Vanta this month began hiring for a head of storytelling, offering a salary of up to $274,000."
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Exclusive: OpenAI alum Angela Jiang (@jiangelaa) has launched a new startup, Worktrace AI, with $9M in funding 👀 I spoke to her and cofounder Deepak Vasisht (@deepakv91) about how their workflow automation agent could help to bridge the AI value gap. https://t.co/L6mx5K0wr2
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Worktrace AI founders Angela Jiang and Deepak Vasisht are launching a workflow automation agent backed by $9M from Conviction, 8VC, OpenAI and prominent alumni.
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There are two kinds of people: those who instinctively go for the prettiest holiday cookie, and those who go for the ugliest
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“There is no way you are better than the collective.” I spoke to @lyft CEO @davidrisher about the “dark side” of ‘Founder Mode’, and why he embraces an approach called ‘Falcon Mode’ instead. We also talked turnarounds, Waymo, and storytelling’s value. https://t.co/it3AlXmp18
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Lyft CEO David Risher talks about balancing short-term and long-term vision and the 'dark side' to Founder Mode in an Upstarts interview.
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An Upstarts reader tip à la @Emily_Sundberg: Forbes' Under 30 party is apparently tonight, but some founders are too young to be able to attend, as the venue is 21+
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