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Alyson Shontell

@ajs
Editor-in-Chief and CCO, @Fortunemagazine. Former EIC @businessinsider. @NewhouseSU Advisory Board. Proudly married to @lombosco!
New York, NY
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    Alyson Shontell
    @ajs
    Aug 26
    In a fun first, Fortune broke this not just in an article on our website but also as a social-first video to release at the same time, to bring people the news however they want to consume and find it
    @FortuneMagazine
    FORTUNE
    @FortuneMagazine
    Aug 26
    OpenAI’s official report on the rogue AI Hugging Face hack is finally here, but one major question remains: what was the original prompt that started it all? @EmilyForlini breaks down the new findings for #FortuneDaily. bit.ly/4zELsL7
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    Alyson Shontell
    @ajs
    Aug 26
    Some of the earliest money in Cursor (the largest vc-backed acquisition ever) turned a $750,000 investment into a ~$1 billion return. @davidtisch and his midas touch at Box Group strike again! Great profile here of one of the best early stage investors who wins while going
    BoxGroup's David Tisch.
    How David Tisch's BoxGroup turned a $750K bet on Cursor into a $1 billion exit by breaking all the...
    From fortune.com
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    Alyson Shontell
    @ajs
    Aug 24
    This is spot on
    @NYMag
    New York Magazine
    @NYMag
    Aug 24
    ‘Travel sports,’ a term that has come to encompass all sorts of private teams, leagues, and clubs, used to be for the truly exceptional young athlete. Now, they’re for anyone willing to pay — an expensive, exhausting commitment that has become popular not necessarily because
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    Alyson Shontell
    @ajs
    Aug 21
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    @paulg
    Paul Graham
    @paulg
    Aug 21
    There may not be many people left in 10 years who can write, or want to read, things longer than a page or two. But there will be at least a few of us, and we'll be a powerful club.
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    Alyson Shontell
    @ajs
    Aug 20
    Startups that looked hot a few years ago now look dead in the water as AI barrels ahead. @agarfinks asked VCs for candid thoughts on how much of their portfolios are at risk. One cited 10-20%, but I bet the reality is much, much higher for most.
    Vista Equity Partners founder and CEO Robert F. Smith
    Portfolio review takes on a new urgency for VCs as AI makes 2024's great deals look like 2026's...
    From fortune.com
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