AI Startups Are Paying Engineers With Pieces of the CompanyResearchers at the Oxford Internet Institute analysed "approximately eleven million online job vacancies in the UK from 2018 to mid-2024." They found that "AI skills exhibit a wage premium on offering3d ago · 4 min readalexanderkopylkov.hashnode.dev
The Market I Used to Understand Doesn't Exist AnymoreA few weeks ago I sat down to review my portfolio the way I do every quarter, comparing it position by position to the rest of the market. I’ve done this same exercise for twenty years. This time the Sep 7 · 4 min readalexanderkopylkov.hashnode.dev
I Stopped Asking Founders What Model They UseWhen a founder tells me which AI model their product runs on, I don't ask a follow-up about the model anymore. I ask what happens to the business on the day that same capability gets cheaper, faster, Aug 17 · 4 min readalexanderkopylkov.hashnode.dev
Founders Lie to Investors. Investors Lie to Founders. Usually, Both Call It Optimism.The lies that break deals are rarely the big ones. They are the small, mutual exaggerations both sides agree not to name. I have lost count of how many times a founder has told me retention is "aroundJul 15 · 4 min readalexanderkopylkov.hashnode.dev
Why VCs in 2026 Fund Teams Before They Fund IdeasThe most common question founders ask before a fundraise is whether their idea is strong enough. According to venture capital investor Alexander Kopylkov, it is the wrong question to be asking. A HarvMay 2 · 5 min readalexanderkopylkov.hashnode.dev