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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>trump just signed an executive order "paving the way" for private equity, venture capital, and crypto companies to loot americans' 401k retirement accounts</p><p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/366046/trump-signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theblock.co/post/366046/trump-</span><span class="invisible">signs-executive-order-allowing-401k-plans-to-include-digital-assets</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/401k" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>401k</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a></p>
hamish campbell<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cosocial.ca/@evan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>evan</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Edent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Edent</span></a></span> If you look through the lens of native/western histories — indigenous struggles vs colonial modernity — the same pattern plays out again and again: the native path is degraded, disrespected, overwritten. In tech, it’s no different. You see it when horizontal, trust-based networks get steamrolled by <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NGO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NGO</span></a> capture, institutional gatekeeping, or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a>-funded platforms that sell convenience and control.</p><p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for</span><span class="invisible">-staying-honest-and-native/</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>A guide for staying honest and native</strong></p> <p>A community is only viable if enough people care enough to keep it relevant. In this era of #stupidindividualism, most people don’t lift a finger to make that happen.</p> <p>This is the norm across many #4opens spaces: a near-total lack of interest in building or maintaining shared paths. It’s a textbook case of right-wing Tragedy of the Commons. Developers show up when it suits them, use the space for their narrow needs, then drift off without contributing to the upkeep. They treat community […]</p> <a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/mastodon?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/threads?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/bluesky?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Fa-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native%2F&amp;linkname=A%20guide%20for%20staying%20honest%20and%20native" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for-staying-honest-and-native/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/a-guide-for</span><span class="invisible">-staying-honest-and-native/</span></a></p>
damienbod<p>Blogged: Issuer and verify credentials using the Swiss Digital identity public beta, ASP.NET Core and .NET Aspire</p><p><a href="https://damienbod.com/2025/08/04/issuer-and-verify-credentials-using-the-swiss-digital-identity-public-beta-asp-net-core-and-net-aspire/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">damienbod.com/2025/08/04/issue</span><span class="invisible">r-and-verify-credentials-using-the-swiss-digital-identity-public-beta-asp-net-core-and-net-aspire/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aspire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspnetcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aspnetcore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dotnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotnet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swiyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swiyu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>e</span></a>-ID <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sd</span></a>-jwt-vc <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/did" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>did</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OID4VCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OID4VCI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OID4VP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OID4VP</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> for those looking to understand what kind of person Kyle Samani is:</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/@cryptadamist/113889816686824845" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">universeodon.com/@cryptadamist</span><span class="invisible">/113889816686824845</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VCs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VCs</span></a></p>
Hamish Campbell<p><strong>Understanding the #nastyfew: human parasites in the era of #climatechaos and social breakdown</strong></p> <p>In this accelerating collapse – where #climatechaos spirals and #neoliberalism guts the very idea of society – we urgently need to confront a painful truth: it’s simple, the #nastyfew are a parasite class. And that this class feeds on the very foundations of well-being, survival, and joy that the majority of the global population desperately needs. They are the ones who keep the engines of destruction humming, not out of necessity, but out of greed and fear of irrelevance. These people and […]</p> <a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/mastodon?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/reddit?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/threads?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/bluesky?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/x?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhamishcampbell.com%2Funderstanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown%2F&amp;linkname=Understanding%20the%20%23nastyfew%3A%20human%20parasites%20in%20the%20era%20of%20%23climatechaos%20and%20social%20breakdown" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> <p><a href="https://hamishcampbell.com/understanding-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hamishcampbell.com/understandi</span><span class="invisible">ng-the-nastyfew-human-parasites-in-the-era-of-climatechaos-and-social-breakdown/</span></a></p>
RolandRides<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antikapitalismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antikapitalismus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kapitalismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kapitalismus</span></a></p>
Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>blogdiva</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@sarahtaber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sarahtaber</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@sidereal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sidereal</span></a></span> <br>Referring to the Newsom item about venture capitalists for Kamala pushing anti progressive policies, it strikes me that 1) people think in terms of finite pies and 2) don’t really understand economics. I believe this is why these same Thiellites can’t relate to art unless it makes money.<br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VentureCapitalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapitalist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a></p>
damienbod<p>New OSS project: Basic setup to issuer and verify swiyu credentials using the swiyu public beta, ASP.NET Core and Aspire.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/swiss-ssi-group/swiyu-aspire-aspnetcore" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/swiss-ssi-group/swi</span><span class="invisible">yu-aspire-aspnetcore</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aspire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aspnetcore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aspnetcore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dotnet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dotnet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swiyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swiyu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>e</span></a>-ID <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/eid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/identity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>identity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sd</span></a>-jwt-vc <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/did" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>did</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ssi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssi</span></a></p>
Koen Hufkens, PhD<p>This is why I don't make "community contributions" to "open platforms" which don't have some very solid legal framework for governance in place.</p><p>They sell out to VC and rug pull hard on the community that provides the bulk of their data and value.</p><p><a href="https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-g</span><span class="invisible">et-komooted/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshitification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshitification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rugpull" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rugpull</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/venturecapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>venturecapital</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>This is the Silicon Valley “startup” model. Startups are not long-term sustainable businesses or small businesses. A startup is a temporary business designed to either grow exponentially and exit (sell) or to fail fast.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a></p>
Aral Balkan<p>A little reminder that DuckDuckGo is venture capital (VC) funded.</p><p>The way VC works:</p><p>1. You get VC<br>2. You grow as fast as you can (or fail fast)<br>3. You sell (either to a larger corporation or to the public in an IPO; this is called the “exit”)</p><p>(In case any of you are surprised by recent/future developments.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDuckGo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ventureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ventureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a></p>
JProl 🌍🎶💾🆓🐦🏳️‍🌈<p>Mira. Se ríen. Se están riendo. De ti y de mi. </p><p>«Metaview, an AI startup aiming to modernize recruitment, has raised $35 million in a Series B round led by Google Ventures. The company, founded by former Uber and Palantir executives, offers AI tools that streamline interview note-taking, generate job descriptions, and optimize hiring workflows.»</p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.es/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.es/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.es/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.es/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.es/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/2025/06/25/uber-palantir-alums-metaview-raise-35m-ai-revolution-recruitment-hiring/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fortune.com/2025/06/25/uber-pa</span><span class="invisible">lantir-alums-metaview-raise-35m-ai-revolution-recruitment-hiring/</span></a></p>
Brian Dear<p>The epitome of Silicon Valley: a startup to help people “cheat on everything.” Best three-word summary of the history of America from 1492 onwards.</p><p>The perfect Trump-era fraud. </p><p>And OF COURSE a16z would rush in to fund this crap. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/cluely-a-startup-that-helps-cheat-on-everything-raises-15m-from-a16z/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/clue</span><span class="invisible">ly-a-startup-that-helps-cheat-on-everything-raises-15m-from-a16z/</span></a></p>
hapax<p><a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://discuss.systems/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> aren't mad about regulatory capture. </p><p>They're mad that THEY aren't the ones profiting from it.</p>
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Helix :unverified:<p>I'm the <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/CEO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CEO</span></a> of a multi million dollar <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> funded <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/startup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startup</span></a>. Due to the <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/Pareto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pareto</span></a> Principle, which tells me we only need 20% of people for the second 80% of the result, I have deducted that we can fire 80% of our employees. <a href="https://layer8.space/tags/quickMaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quickMaths</span></a></p>
Judith van Stegeren<p>"Builder.ai lacked true AI, instead utilising a group of Indian developers who were merely pretending to be bots writing code."</p><p>It's hilarious to see the online reaction to this. It has been common knowledge for YEARS. </p><p>The Wall Street Journal already questioned the "AI" part of builder.ai in 2019: <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-startup-boom-raises-questions-of-exaggerated-tech-savvy-11565775004" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wsj.com/articles/ai-startup-bo</span><span class="invisible">om-raises-questions-of-exaggerated-tech-savvy-11565775004</span></a></p><p>Techcrunch mentioned it in 2022: <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/30/builder-ai-raises-100m-series-c-led-by-insight-partners-to-scale-up-its-software-automation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2022/03/30/buil</span><span class="invisible">der-ai-raises-100m-series-c-led-by-insight-partners-to-scale-up-its-software-automation/</span></a></p><p>🤷‍♀️</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/startups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>startups</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/genai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genai</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/vc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vc</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aihype" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aihype</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>I don't hang out on <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> and I'm all in on the <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>, but I have to admit that when I occasionally go over to Bluesky to see a thread that somebody has linked here or that was bridged here via <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BridgyFed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BridgyFed</span></a>, I find that the comments on the thread tend to be quite good.<br>There's definitely an early-Twitter-before-it-turned-to-shit vibe to it.<br>Mind you, I don't think it will last, because everything backed by <a href="https://federate.social/tags/VC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VC</span></a> eventually eventually enshittifies, but right now, it really is pretty good.</p>
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