The entry for Theranos does not mention the massive fraud that occurred. All of this bullshit is AI-generated, isn't it?
The Startup Graveyard
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#22The filters don't actually work, unless I'm misunderstanding them >.<, can you fix them please?
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#23How'd you source the information? Curious to see Cloudera listed as dead and wasn't able to find anything corroborating this online.
The author posted this on a vibe coding subreddit, so I'd be willing to wager some AI deep research with manual clean up.
Seems like it. That would explain the various suspicious entries and lack of rigor (missing thousands of smaller startups that have failed in the last decade)
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#24I guess I don't see the problem? Nothing lasts forever, and everyone involved knew the risks.
That money wasn't purely wasted, it went into salaries and other products. At least half ended in exits and became a part of another company.
The ability to fail and fail big is what makes the SF tech scene special... people aren't afraid to try something audacious. And sure, the world could take-or-leave most of these products, but I don't really see the point in this negative framing.
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#25Ha, almost every "New Business Idea & Product Name" is heavily focused on AI. It tracks. Everytime I present a problem to an LLM the solution is the same "use AI". Can't blame them though.
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#26I guess I don't see the problem? Nothing lasts forever, and everyone involved knew the risks. That money wasn't purely wasted, it went into salaries and other products. At least half ended in exits and became a part of another company. The ability to fail and fail big is what makes the SF tech scene special... people aren't afraid to try something audacious. And sure, the world could take-or-leave most of these produ…
I don't think this website is implying there was a 'problem' per se. In fact it seems to be geared towards helping resurrect the original premises
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#27Some of these are still in existence. For example, Wealthfront Cash is their HYSA offering, which is still very much a thing: https://www.wealthfront.com/cash
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#28Club Penguin was sold to Disney for 350 million, it didn't die in the sense that money ran out
I was going to say, I don't see Club Penguin as a total failure. Heck, there's a dozen or more Club Penguin private servers. Don't let your children on them though, I hear they've got the same pedophilia problem as Roblox.
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#29How'd you source the information? Curious to see Cloudera listed as dead and wasn't able to find anything corroborating this online.
Circling the drain, but not dead
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#30Club Penguin was sold to Disney for 350 million, it didn't die in the sense that money ran out
There are a few startups that were acquired, not sure if the acquisition had covered the investment, as it's not clear.
- Pebble
- Udemy
- Viper