Karan M G

2x IPOs & exits. CEO - hear from your audience. Founder Alice - confidential AI recorder.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@IntCyberDigest Use @aliceappai with Proton if you want privacy and anonymity /cc @andyyen @ProtonPrivacy

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@ProtonPrivacy For @ProtonPrivacy users: since you value privacy try the https://t.co/OxTrGb0X0n confidential recorder & transcriber. What are you using for this function right now?

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@KanikaBK If you have workflow ideas do share - we will develop features to make things easier. On https://t.co/OxTrGb0X0n. If you want more trial time DM / email me.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@KanikaBK I asked him, why Alice for this? Why not another app or directly speak into Claude. He said Alice is easy, launch and start speaking, reliable for lengthy monologues, and trusts that it’s secure/confidential (which it is - we built it that way).

[Tristan @pollock]

startup fundraising is an elegant limbo of high touch relationship building combined with systematic investor matching.

here are the latest tools to navigate the startup-investor ecosystem:

@MetalRaise (freshly out of @speedrun) helps you pinpoint investors who’ve backed startups like yours and reveals warm intro paths

VCsheet (by @RohdeAli @Julian @matvogels) curates funds by stage, geography, and thesis

@NFX (via Signal) maps your founder–VC network and surfaces intro paths

@OpenVC_ gives you a broad, filterable VC directory

@Mattermark lets you layer in firm & company metrics to vet your shortlist

@ctd_ai reveals hidden relational intelligence via email / network

@Foundersuite combines investor directory + fundraising CRM + outreach tools

@AngelList offers tools for early-stage fundraising, syndicates, cap table & equity management

@gustly supports startups in incorporation, governance, investor relations, and access to angel networks

start with data-driven filtering, then lean hard on warm intros. use tooling to narrow, not replace, your judgment.

what other tools have been helpful in your fundraise?

(shout out @ArjunDArora for help with this post)

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@maguay thanks for the @aliceappai mention in your Wirecutter article. Do you have another list coming out on privacy or secure recorders?

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@Rainmaker1973 https://t.co/MhVkQcEsiY

[Karan M G @karanmg]

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[Karan M G @karanmg]

@mer__edith So do we at @aliceappai. No ads. No tracking. No surveillance.

[Alice AI @aliceappai]

Our CEO @karanmg had the chance to show Voicebox to the Sr Minister of Trade at #NRFAPAC last week in Singapore! It was a whirlwind show. Thank you @NRFFoundation for featuring us in the Innovator Showcase! And thank you to all who stopped by - your interest was exhilarating!

[Karan M G @karanmg]

Book a demo: https://t.co/jWf65tPa5r
Article: https://t.co/Z2lpd68dB0

[Karan M G @karanmg]

Thanks for the mention @NRFnews. Leaders in Marketing or CSAT - looking forward to meeting up.

Alice AI makes sure Gen Z customers feel heard — literally. The Voicebox platform swaps clunky surveys for voice, delivering 10x richer insights — intelligence retailers can use to refine experiences, nurture loyalty and stay ahead of the curve.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@PeterJ_Walker have you seen a correlation bw ARR & valuations? seed / series A saas cos?
Love your content, v useful.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

Something I've been thinking about. I'm hearing contradictory narratives: either 'AI writes user stories, so engineers don't need PMs' or 'AI codes so well, PMs don't need engineers.' Both miss the point.

Actually, AI won't kill Product Management. It'll create more PM jobs.
Groovy engineers vibe coding with AI are producing features at breakneck speeds. One engineer with Cursor or Claude can ship what used to take a small team.

Problem? PM gave the story in the sprint meeting, went away for a bunch more meetings, finally sits down, and guess what: the story's already ready for QA. Its going to be hard to keep up.

Strong PMs need time to think, not just react. They need mind space to analyze use cases, define KPIs, have baseline metrics. Garbage in, garbage out applies to JTBD/Stories -> Features.

The math is simple: if engineers are 5x faster, the old ratio of 1 PM to 4-6 engineers breaks. The new ratio is 1:1 => 1 PM, 1 Engineer. 2 engineers max. A very small team owning a part of the business and moving fast.

Sure, AI can write stories, but it can't yet think holistically about your entire business. AI isn't proactive, hunting for opportunities. It doesn't prioritize between competing good options. Smart PMs will absolutely use AI to be more efficient. The PM team at Alice uses AI to write up full-fledged well-written stories from ideas hashed out in meetings.

As engineering velocity goes to warp, surface area expands, and more features ship - we need MORE product thinking, not less. Team sizes will shrink dramatically. They have to. And PM headcount should go up in response.

Get ready to buy more whiteboards.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

Delete your account. To avoid putting customers in this position cos should choose to not collect PII unless necessary and apply anonymization. It’s a choice. Even for a DNA company.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

23andMe, the DNA testing firm that helps people learn their ancestry, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@BenStiller would you like to listen to the innies? Data will be refined for input into S3. No charge.

[Alice AI @aliceappai]

Authorized Innie Communication - By order of the Board
@LumonIndustries is seeking verbal input from innies. Your input, if worthy, will be rewarded with a meaningful corporate incentive. Please limit your response to the assigned prompt https://t.co/A8zZkm1WNZ
Data will be refined by MDR and presented to Jame Eagan, Ben S and Dan E. The Board thanks you for your service.

[Karan M G @karanmg]

@tim_cook let’s find out what the innies are saying. The input will be refined to feed S3. No charge.

[Alice AI @aliceappai]

Authorized Innie Communication - By order of the Board
@LumonIndustries is seeking verbal input from innies. Your input, if worthy, will be rewarded with a meaningful corporate incentive. Please limit your response to the assigned prompt https://t.co/A8zZkm1WNZ
Data will be refined by MDR and presented to Jame Eagan, Ben S and Dan E. The Board thanks you for your service.