comment by kleinbl00

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kleinbl00 · 3384 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Peeple app may be a scam for attention?

I think I read on that "five facts" thing you found yesterday that they have about 300k in real funding.

My wife and I have 400k in real funding for the birth center, and the Washington Post sure ain't writing articles about us. Sorta puts things in perspective.

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user-inactivated · 3384 days ago · link ·

Someone wrote a long ass time ago, about Digg when Reddit really took off, that you get VC funding not for the money they provide but the connections. Example give: ReCode. ReCode is run by a group of VC funds to generate press for their startups, so if you see a positive story with ReCode in the byline, know it is an ad.

Now I am sort of curious to know who the VC is.

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