A profile of Joshua Kushner, including Thrive Capital's investments in GitHub and Stripe and its role in reinstating Sam Altman as OpenAI's CEO in November 2023
which is why you never find anyone from the Bilal Zuberi / @bznotes : Since it is @JoshuaKushner appreciation day, I should mention how he interned at General Catalyst in Boston when I was there (during his HBS days), and he was the best dressed intern there could ever be :-) He was also always super nice, and smiling! Molly O'Shea / @mollysoshea : @joincolossus when's the book coming out @JeremySternLA Tyler Palmer / @tyler__palmer : This is the best thing I read this week. A front row seat to the life of @JoshuaKushner, who might be our next JP Morgan. Kudos to you @JeremySternLA. Jacob Helberg / @jacobhelberg : .@JoshuaKushner is one of the most impressive people I know; whip smart, relentlessly hardworking, and always willing to a hand others or share his time to help others. He sees patterns and possibilities long before others do. His foresight and intuition about people and ideas Will Manidis / @willmanidis : a lesson from the very best principal investors is that the line between investor/management does not need to exist. the best opportunities, and certainly the most unique windows to concentrate, come from having a constant revolving door between firm/fund. concentrate in time [image] Blake Robbins / @blakeir : Even in a piece about himself, @JoshuaKushner shines the spotlight on everyone else. As you scroll Twitter today, it's clear: everyone who knows Josh is better for it. I'm among those. Grateful to call Josh a friend and mentor. The epitome of playing the infinite game. Patrick OShaughnessy / @patrick_oshag : I didn't have Drudge on my bingo card this morning ... [image] Jared Kushner / @jaredkushner : I'm very proud of my brother. Not just for earning a terrific article that praises his many achievements, but for the man he's become. Anmol Maini / @anmolm_ : got nerdsniped by this today. incredible profile as always [image] Patrick Hsu / @pdhsu : Humbled and inspired by this impossible story of the American dream, set in a tapestry of courage and reinvention A reminder to reach further, thrive, and stay true to ourselves Christian Keil / @pronounced_kyle : This piece is incredible. It's about Joshua Kushner and Thrive, of course, but also The American Dream. The author weaves in SO many stories of the people in Josh's orbit, but none more compelling than his grandmother's: “In her dotage, Rae Kushner moved into Charles' house Molly O'Shea / @mollysoshea : A Masterclass in Conviction. war zones, a coup, “dumpster fire” turnarounds, expiring shot clocks.. Wiz. OpenAI. GitHub. Stripe. Thrive reportedly manages ~$25B (2024) focused on ultra-concentrated bets. “Josh always had a line to me when I joined Thrive, which is that the [image] David Haber / @dhaber : Have been inspired by @JoshuaKushner's creativity, humility and drive since 2006. Not at all surprised to see what he's accomplished (and an easy bet to say he's just getting started)! 🐻 Reid Hoffman / @reidhoffman : Highly recommend giving this a read. It's a piece that captures Josh's dedication to his craft and his deep care for the people he encounters on the journey. The blueprint! Sameera Pant / @sameeraculous : yes, I did spend time today reading the Colossus piece on Joshua Kushner and Thrive (like most of tech + VC peeps on here) because yk #SameeraReads some of my fav lines here in this thread, starting with this one - [image] Kelly Sims / @kellylsims : Grateful to be among this band of misfits. 🤍 Bill Ackman / @billackman : This is by far the best profile I have ever read on a firm (@thrive) its founder (@JoshuaKushner), and their team. It is both beautifully written and spot on in terms of what I know about the people. And my bad for not having had the opportunity to invest. I never even asked. Josh Caplan / @joshdcaplan : Must-read @joincolossus : Audio version of “The New World,” narrated by the great Chris Hill, is available now for members only in the Colossus Private Podcast feed. Subscribe today: https://shop.joincolossus.com/ ... [image] Jake Sherman / @jakesherman : one of the best profiles i've read in the past few years. Masha Bucher / @mashadrokova : Someone had to fix a massive branding and meaning crisis that VC industry has been having. Can't think of anyone who's done more for that lately than @JoshuaKushner Absolutely banger article from @joincolossus https://joincolossus.com/... David Senra / @founderspodcast : Excellent profile. Perfect ending. @joincolossus : This is the category-defining profile of one of the most important figures and institutions in American business, investing, and technology. Joshua Kushner and Thrive Capital. Kushner and his partners speak, as do Sam Altman, Jony Ive, Demis Hassabis, and John Collison. It's a story of the American dream... Dom Cooke / @domcooke : Love this anecdote about Thrive's investment in Spotify. From @JeremySternLA's exquisite profile [image] Alexis Ohanian / @alexisohanian : Remarkable profile. Must read. [image] Patrick OShaughnessy / @patrick_oshag : I first knew how incredible this authoritative profile of Josh Kushner and Thrive would be when the author, @JeremySternLA, sent me a 500-page document full of interview transcripts he'd done with members of the Thrive team. That dossier ended up being less than half the total Jeremy Stern / @jeremysternla : Joshua Kushner on his older brother Jared [image] Bill Ackman / @billackman : And I just subscribed to Colossus a physically delivered publication. There is hope for print media. John Palmer / @john_c_palmer : Years ago, Josh liked one of my tweets by accident (he unliked it a few minutes later). I'm therefore proud to call him a close friend and a mentor. This piece really resonates. Jeremy Stern / @jeremysternla : If you enjoy these, please subscribe. You get a gorgeous, sturdy print edition, with tons of shorter-form features and art not available online, delivered to your door every quarter; a private audio feed with early access to episodes of @InvestLikeBest and occasional [image] Packy McCormick / @packym : If you asked me, “you get one dream profile pick, who's writing about who?” it would be @JeremySternLA on @JoshuaKushner. And somehow, this was even better than I would have expected. [image] LinkedIn: Marvin Liao : “By the fall of 2023, Thrive Capital, the New York-based investment firm Kushner started 13 years earlier, had become a kind of overnight sensation. … Bluesky: Ryan Mac / @rmac : “Access will be restricted to those whose pens are kind.” — mommmmmmmmmmmmy See also Mediagazer
i do not have an opinion on the kushner feature going around bc i have not yet read it but i have found the metacommentary around it from the executive class fascinating the way this is phrased feels useful (and not that subtle) [image]
The team at Colossus is breaking something in magazine journalism in a fascinating way. Let me try to articulate. Even just a few years ago, if you wanted to read a beautifully written, exhaustively reported and actually interesting piece on someone shaping a corner of the [image…
A good example of what this kind of paid promotion masquerading as journalism omits. Charles Kushner went to prison for, among other things, hiring a hooker to honeypot his own brother in law & mailing a tape of the sex act to his own sister. Here's how Colossus described it: [im…
“Access will be restricted to those whose pens are kind.” not fair, not evenhanded, but “kind” fuck all the way off and sit vertically on a hot poker while you do so, thanks
Content marketing done to look like journalism, quite the pitch for bootlicking. I especially like the end when he says “Access will be restricted to those whose pens are kind”
TL;DR: There's a new propaganda outlet for the Silicon Valley set. Read the post. Propaganda is the correct word. This is a magazine that intends to produce propaganda about the wealthy.
“Josh has put on an absolute masterclass of how to be an icon while being relatively in the shadows.” “When I think about what Josh and the Thrive team has built, it's almost unbelievable. Like the story end to end.” The hosts react to the @JoshuaKushner profile in Colossus: [vid…
I've fought in the trenches with @JoshuaKushner. I've rode big and fun waves with him. There is no one in the world like him. His value-add is unmatched. But most importantly, he's a good man. Everyone who has been blessed to have worked by his side knows that to be true. Hims
My favorite quote from this incredible piece: “Each of them, though none more than Kushner, was adamant on the point that they make investment and most other decisions as a team, and that no individual name gets attributed to any deal—which is why you never find anyone from the
Since it is @JoshuaKushner appreciation day, I should mention how he interned at General Catalyst in Boston when I was there (during his HBS days), and he was the best dressed intern there could ever be :-) He was also always super nice, and smiling!
.@JoshuaKushner is one of the most impressive people I know; whip smart, relentlessly hardworking, and always willing to a hand others or share his time to help others. He sees patterns and possibilities long before others do. His foresight and intuition about people and ideas
a lesson from the very best principal investors is that the line between investor/management does not need to exist. the best opportunities, and certainly the most unique windows to concentrate, come from having a constant revolving door between firm/fund. concentrate in time [im…
Even in a piece about himself, @JoshuaKushner shines the spotlight on everyone else. As you scroll Twitter today, it's clear: everyone who knows Josh is better for it. I'm among those. Grateful to call Josh a friend and mentor. The epitome of playing the infinite game.
Humbled and inspired by this impossible story of the American dream, set in a tapestry of courage and reinvention A reminder to reach further, thrive, and stay true to ourselves
This piece is incredible. It's about Joshua Kushner and Thrive, of course, but also The American Dream. The author weaves in SO many stories of the people in Josh's orbit, but none more compelling than his grandmother's: “In her dotage, Rae Kushner moved into Charles' house
A Masterclass in Conviction. war zones, a coup, “dumpster fire” turnarounds, expiring shot clocks.. Wiz. OpenAI. GitHub. Stripe. Thrive reportedly manages ~$25B (2024) focused on ultra-concentrated bets. “Josh always had a line to me when I joined Thrive, which is that the [image…
Have been inspired by @JoshuaKushner's creativity, humility and drive since 2006. Not at all surprised to see what he's accomplished (and an easy bet to say he's just getting started)! 🐻
Highly recommend giving this a read. It's a piece that captures Josh's dedication to his craft and his deep care for the people he encounters on the journey. The blueprint!
yes, I did spend time today reading the Colossus piece on Joshua Kushner and Thrive (like most of tech + VC peeps on here) because yk #SameeraReads some of my fav lines here in this thread, starting with this one - [image]
This is by far the best profile I have ever read on a firm (@thrive) its founder (@JoshuaKushner), and their team. It is both beautifully written and spot on in terms of what I know about the people. And my bad for not having had the opportunity to invest. I never even asked.
Audio version of “The New World,” narrated by the great Chris Hill, is available now for members only in the Colossus Private Podcast feed. Subscribe today: https://shop.joincolossus.com/ ... [image]
Someone had to fix a massive branding and meaning crisis that VC industry has been having. Can't think of anyone who's done more for that lately than @JoshuaKushner Absolutely banger article from @joincolossus https://joincolossus.com/...
This is the category-defining profile of one of the most important figures and institutions in American business, investing, and technology. Joshua Kushner and Thrive Capital. Kushner and his partners speak, as do Sam Altman, Jony Ive, Demis Hassabis, and John Collison. It's a…
I first knew how incredible this authoritative profile of Josh Kushner and Thrive would be when the author, @JeremySternLA, sent me a 500-page document full of interview transcripts he'd done with members of the Thrive team. That dossier ended up being less than half the total
Years ago, Josh liked one of my tweets by accident (he unliked it a few minutes later). I'm therefore proud to call him a close friend and a mentor. This piece really resonates.
If you enjoy these, please subscribe. You get a gorgeous, sturdy print edition, with tons of shorter-form features and art not available online, delivered to your door every quarter; a private audio feed with early access to episodes of @InvestLikeBest and occasional [image]
If you asked me, “you get one dream profile pick, who's writing about who?” it would be @JeremySternLA on @JoshuaKushner. And somehow, this was even better than I would have expected. [image]