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Ali Kriegsman

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New York, The United States

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https://alikriegsman.com/

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Thriller, Suspense, Self Help

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July 2025

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Ali Kriegsman is a founder, marketing consultant and author based in NYC who is unhealthily obsessed with ambition and the way women contort themselves to get ahead. Her company sold for eight figures in 2022 and she has been consulting for other businesses ever since. Her non-fiction book, "How to Build a Goddamn Empire," was published by Abrams in 2021 to acclaim from The Information, The Today Show, Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine. A recipient of "Forbes 30 Under 30" and named one of Fast Company’s "Most Creative People in Business," you can read Ali's weekly hot takes via her Substack, "New Motives," and follow her on Instagram @alikriegs or on Tik Tok @ohmygoodnezz_. ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 487 ratings · 131 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Raise 3.88 avg rating — 270 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Build a Goddamn Empire: Advice on Creating Your Brand with High-Tech Smarts, Elbow Grease, Infinite Hustle, and a Whole Lotta Heart 4.21 avg rating — 217 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ali Kriegsman liked Nancy Utley's review of The Raise: "This book drew me in from the first sentences and didn’t disappoint from there. In the way that Gabrielle Zevin’s Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow illuminated the world of video game creators, The Raise brings us into the joys and pressures of bein" Read more of this review »
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Ali Kriegsman liked Allie's review of The Raise: "That was incredibly interesting. It kept me guessing. I felt like this was such a good foil to the dollhouse academy I just read and hated. Ali wrote about tech execs and raising series c in a way I could understand, but she didn’t need a character t" Read more of this review »
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Ali Kriegsman liked Grace Martin's review of The Raise: "The Raise by Ali Kriegsman is a fast-paced and surprisingly emotional thriller about a young entrepreneur whose world is turned upside down when her co-founder and best friend is murdered at Burning Man. Suddenly, she’s left to pick up the pieces, ma" Read more of this review »
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Ali Kriegsman liked Leeduh's review of The Raise: "I truly drank this book up. I read it in a day and a half—it’s so binge ale and cinematic. Working in the girlboss era of NYC and working and female led companies and start ups, this book absolutley nailed the lifestyle and culture. Such a fan of the" Read more of this review »
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Ali Kriegsman made a comment on Cris Alvarez’s review of The Raise " Thank you Cris!!! "
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Ali Kriegsman made a comment on Megan Stec’s review of The Raise " Im so glad you loved the emails/Slacks/texts/Notes :) some of my fave aspects to write. TYSM Megan! "
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Ali Kriegsman made a comment on Rita Bochi’s review of The Raise " This means the world to me. Thank you Rita! "
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Ali Kriegsman rated a book it was amazing The Girls by Emma Cline	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
just read this for the second time. wish I wrote it. wish I could read it again, right away. such a stellar debut. Cline is the GOAT when it comes to atmospheric, tense, moody novels you want to live in and run away from at the same time.
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