*Very* interesting #story about how a #startup was killed after getting large #vc #funding https://old.reddit.com/r/startups/commen.. I think the point is - don't deviate too far from your winning formula, especially because people who don't understand your success tell you to do so. I can very much see why more #funding than you need can kill your #startup / #company . The vast majority of #successful companies never recieved a single penny to #startup .
Jesus those new #ads on #wikipedia are #awful - they take up the majority of the #website and #spam you for #money - *THEY DON'T EVEN NEED.* A really poor move by #wikipedia , especially during this time. They have enough #funding to easily last for 10 years, and they choose one of the worst #recessions on record to #beg .
Looks like #russia are really #struggling right now: https://youtube.com/watch?v=ffzO1EFWOiw The #sanctions are starting to take effect, and it appears they will come off much worse in the #longterm . They also appear to be under- #funding their #war in #ukraine , only just about #paying for their new #recruits . The problem is that they will become increasingly desperate, which makes them hard to predict...
I think it is a *very good idea* to #audit the insane amounts of #funding being sent from the #us to #ukraine - the same to #covid #funding and #spending https://www.zerohedge.com/political/hous.. There is *zero harm* to having #accountability , unless, of course, there is something to be discovered...
#india should be cutting ties with #russia if they want #help . #funding and to play a part in the #global #community https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/w.. By #buying #russian #oil they help #fund #russia against the #west . How do they expect the #west to react?
Nice, #poland are really sticking it to the #eu and #demanding their #funding https://www.zerohedge.com/political/pola.. If the #eu denies it, I can imagine #poland could look to exit the #eu if there are no #benefits to their arrangement.
#ukraine appear to now have a #bounty for taking down #russian #military #assets , I guess this is what they are doing with their #additional #foreign #funding https://www.zerohedge.com/military/ukrai.. Not a bad idea from their #perspective , should #motivate #mercenary groups too.
#hunterbiden , #us #president #biden 's #son , has been #caught #funding #bioweapons #research in #ukraine https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/h.. How much more of this do we need to see?
The #us #house just #approved one of the largest #spending #bills to increase #defence #funding https://www.zerohedge.com/political/hous.. Less than 1% of that is to #support #ukraine . These are insane numbers.
Looks like #darpa are publicly #denying #daszak #funding #gof #research - after #china's #wuhan #lab requested funding for #covid #bat #experiments in 2018 to the tune of $14 million: https://www.lotuseaters.com/darpa-denied.. What an absolute mess this is turning into.
#biden 's response to the #taliban taking over #afghanistan is to offer them future #funding https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/12/us/po.. "Tough on #terrorism " - apparently...
#aardvark is on point during the last few days and raises a great point about the state of #nz #news #media https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0728.s.. You can't have reliable and independent #journalism if you put #race based criteria on #funding ... Imagine for example that you need to be critical of the #maori community - under this funding criteria you are unable to do so. This *doesn't* help them in the long run either, issues in the Maori communities continue to get worse, not better.
#police in the #uk abusing their power as per: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eKgJhv3BdH4 That said, I don't support #defunding them - actually quite the opposite, they clearly need *more* #funding and #training in the #law and how they are to apply it. We need to remove #wokeism and bring back proper policing.