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Fitzy Fitz
May 14, 2005




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Second Hand Meat Mouth
Sep 12, 2001
https://twitter.com/6thgrade4ever/status/1735739757760573553

change my name
Aug 27, 2007

Legends die but anime is forever.

RIP The Lost Otakus.

MightyBigMinus
Jan 26, 2020

welp he would be a difficult falconer to hear and is personified evidence of the center not holding

Oscar Wild
Apr 11, 2006

It's good to be a G

It's got a constricting thing around the throat so it doesn't swallow its prey

Gripweed
Nov 8, 2018

Oscar Wild posted:

It's got a constricting thing around the throat so it doesn't swallow its prey

oh is that why he sounds like that?

Laterite
Mar 14, 2007

It's Gutfest '89
Grimey Drawer

lmao

he's gonna win

deoju
Jul 11, 2004

All the pieces matter.
Nap Ghost

Fake, but still funny.

Danann
Aug 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/pplsartofwar/status/1735549147539796004

quote:

I should share startup bro corruption stories. I'm bored and my instant noodles aren't soggy enough.

First story. Relatively known vector database startup. Founder after getting Series B bought a Ferrarri. Had it listed as marketing expense on the balance sheet.

Blew 10k on a party to attract Middle East investors. Underpaid the devs from Vietnam for a quarter to do it.

2nd Story. Indian startup bro in the ML space. After Series A flew his family into SF (company's money) to show off his sucess. Also spent 15k decorating the office for investors.

Didn't have a real product. We were brought in to build a business strategy and product roadmap.

3rd story. American techbro (ex Googler) created a successful startup. Series E. They're doing quite well now.

Over drinks admitted he blew money on escorts. And took it out of company funds. Classified it as entertainment. Also abused Adderall to do 996 development.

Great product. lovely person.

Story 4.
Witnessed an new age healer for a hiring decisions. We had been hired to create out a hiring process, but they were stuck on 3 candidates. So they paid some nutter to make the decision. Healer was paid 350 dollars an hour. She was there for 4.

Billed as consulting services. Founders wanted to have "the right elemental vibe".

Never made it to series. But had investors.

Story 5.

Rich kid started a startup. Zero work experience. Zero idea how to run a business. We got hired to develop it.

After 6 mos we find out the dad got a significant amount of PPP loans for his company. He used some of that to pay for his failsons startup.

We were literally getting paid with our own taxes. Daddy also bought him 30 under 30.

For his seed round funding he was so nervous to present he got himself drunk. We had to stage manage him and his co-founder who was less drunk.

Story 6
Orgies at certain conferences. I'm not saying more than that.

Story 7
The LDS church has startups they support in the data science and AI space. For diversification purposes. A few Presidency of 70 members grandkids get funding, connections, etc.

There's one well known data science founder and consultancies like this.

Story 8
Tel Aviv startups have government backing or have intelligence connections. Same with middle east startups. Especially if you see a military or analyst background for the founder.

Gripweed
Nov 8, 2018

deoju posted:

Fake, but still funny.

please stop spreading misinformation

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007
it's true

i say swears online
Mar 4, 2005

deoju posted:

Fake, but still funny.

no disinfo itt, rear end in a top hat

ram dass in hell
Dec 29, 2019



:420::toot::420:

Yeah what about cspam?

tokin opposition
Apr 8, 2021

I don't jailbreak the androids, I set them free.

WATCH MARS EXPRESS (2023)

deoju posted:

Fake, but still funny.

There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy

Animal-Mother
Feb 14, 2012

RABBIT RABBIT
RABBIT RABBIT
In England they call it the Ministry of Naps.

Weka
May 5, 2019

That child totally had it coming. Nobody should be able to be out at dusk except cars.

Laterite posted:

I'm regarded?

if you think about it, a forum is just us regarding each other

Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

Regarde Aduck
Oct 19, 2012

c l o u d k i t t e n
Grimey Drawer

Pepe Silvia Browne posted:

it's already a thing and has been for a couple months

:ohdear:

Regarde Aduck
Oct 19, 2012

c l o u d k i t t e n
Grimey Drawer
bullying tbh

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

theflyingexecutive posted:

One of those campaigns was from Hillary's first words for him after the cheating came out.

see? loving hilarious.

ArmedZombie
Jun 6, 2004

Regarde Aduck posted:

bullying tbh

shut up regard

gandlethorpe
Aug 16, 2008

:gowron::m10:
https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein/status/1735889732985348261

Mantis42
Jul 26, 2010


He's got one helmet and a helmet label maker someone bought him for Christmas one time

Mr Hootington
Jul 24, 2008

I'M HAVING A HOOT EATING CORNETTE THE LONG WAY

Mantis42 posted:

He's got one helmet and a helmet label maker someone bought him for Christmas one time

He has many helmets. We have seen the walk-in closet of helmets.

change my name
Aug 27, 2007

Legends die but anime is forever.

RIP The Lost Otakus.

Cool Dad
Jun 15, 2007

It is always Friday night, motherfuckers

Weka posted:

if you think about it, a forum is just us regarding each other

The Internet makes you studied

H.P. Hovercraft
Jan 12, 2004

one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse
Slippery Tilde

Danann posted:

Story 4.
Witnessed an new age healer for a hiring decisions. We had been hired to create out a hiring process, but they were stuck on 3 candidates. So they paid some nutter to make the decision. Healer was paid 350 dollars an hour. She was there for 4.

Billed as consulting services. Founders wanted to have "the right elemental vibe".

Never made it to series. But had investors.

so the bay area is too expensive for normal people to live there, including most doctors

one of the plum jobs there is in-house physician for a FAANG or something like that. and it's a great gig too, paid well, excellent hours, and all your patients are young people with desk job problems

the only hitch is that the people in charge of hiring at those aren't particularly swayed by "i did my residency at stanford" or whatever. you need to stand out. in medicine to these idiots that means being a kook as well as having the credentials

think acupuncture, i-ching/tcm, cupping, crystals, burning sage, stuff like that. talking about it, the easiest thing i've heard that you can fake is reiki

Oscar Wild
Apr 11, 2006

It's good to be a G

BONGHITZ
Jan 1, 1970

love da Mets

Mantis42
Jul 26, 2010

guy watching a jetliner about to smash into his office: "only in new york, baby. gotta love it"

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

Mantis42 posted:

guy watching a jetliner about to smash into his office: "only in new york, baby. gotta love it"

OHHHHHHH!

change my name
Aug 27, 2007

Legends die but anime is forever.

RIP The Lost Otakus.



She's so stupid she couldn't even get to a hemorrhoids joke

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007
new yorker on the 95th floor of tower 1 smacking the nose of a 767 with both palms, "I'M WALKING HERE!"

tokin opposition
Apr 8, 2021

I don't jailbreak the androids, I set them free.

WATCH MARS EXPRESS (2023)
Take a sip

January 6 Survivor
Jan 6, 2022

The
Nelson Mandela
of clapping
dusty old cheeks


( o(
I'm a real man, I'll just drink pregnant mare piss to get my dose of estrogens, thank you very much

laserghost
Feb 12, 2014

trust me, I'm a cat.


I will drink it only if it makes my rear end bigger

laserghost
Feb 12, 2014

trust me, I'm a cat.

Give me that poo poo that would make sir mix-a-lot say "basta"

Mr. Lobe
Feb 23, 2007

... Dry bones...


change my name posted:



She's so stupid she couldn't even get to a hemorrhoids joke

It's a touchy subject for Fartlow

CaptainBeefart
Mar 28, 2016


Mr. Lobe posted:

It's a touchy topical for Fartlow

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tokin opposition
Apr 8, 2021

I don't jailbreak the androids, I set them free.

WATCH MARS EXPRESS (2023)
Bit of a sore spot maybe

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