Alex Kinnier is a General Partner at Builders VC and CEO of Upside. He has 18 years of experience in product development and investing, previously holding roles at Opower, Khosla Ventures, NEA, Google, and Procter & Gamble.
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Send your deckAlex Kinnier is a General Partner at Builders VC and CEO of Upside. He has 18 years of experience in product development and investing, previously holding roles at Opower, Khosla Ventures, NEA, Google, and Procter & Gamble.
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product management positions at Google; Senior VP of Product at Opower; Partner at Khosla Ventures; Partner at NEA; founder and CEO at Upside; Procter & Gamble; Google.
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