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by smackeyacky 491 days ago
"Used Herman Miller Aeron chair. Has been put to use launching our company and pivoting from CPG to Crypto to AI to Deep Research Agent. Unfortunately, our latest deal only resulted in cloud credits and we can no longer fund our payroll and office equipment. Must be sold. Chair wheels have been upgraded to polyurethane "rollerblade" wheels to maximize glide and save wood floors (they don't light up)."
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Oh, I thought he meant the site, not the fake listings
I meant both (or the combination depending on how one looks at these things). I read that site as a very 'tongue-in-cheek' to use the English phrasing, from the name 'Vcsubsidized' (which is a dig on VCs who think they are investing, not subsidizing) to the listings (like the chair and the Rick Astley picture) to the concept (startups are so ludicrous these days with 'stupid' money that they buy stuff they don't even get around to using). All of it, to me, spoke of satire about the venture capital ecosystem of today.