Partner intelligence
Josh Elman
Partner · Andreessen Horowitz · San Francisco
Josh Elman is a Partner on Andreessen Horowitz’s Consumer Investing Team, where he focuses on consumer technology and AI.
- Focus
- Consumer
The research behind this profile
13public sources read
3verified portfolio companies
- 7Interviews
- 1Official pages
- 1Podcasts
- 1Writing
- 1YouTube talks
How a memo for Josh is made
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Investor profile
Partner intelligence built from Josh's talks, podcasts, writing and portfolio.
- What they look for in founders
- How they make decisions
- Communication style
- Thesis and red flags
- Portfolio patterns
- 02
Core memo
Your company's investment memo. The facts stay the same in every version.
- 03
Personal memo
Rewritten for Josh Elman at Andreessen Horowitz, in their own frame.
- Their language and frameworks
- The founder story they care about
- Objections answered first
- Fit with their portfolio
What Josh looks for in a founder
In Josh's own words
How Josh sounds
Tone
Reflective, product-centric, user-focused, pragmatic, visionary.
Signature phrases
- “what did you stop doing”
- “earn the right to do more”
- “more human experiences”
- “build-and-play”
- “network effects”
Sentence style
Frameworks and metaphors
Investment thesis, in Josh's terms
How Josh decides and communicates
Portfolio pattern
Recent activity and public voice
Career and current role
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