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EEVblog:
--- Quote from: Howardlong on January 26, 2022, 08:56:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: jrs45 on January 26, 2022, 07:22:45 pm ---I'll bid $15!
I wonder when the liquidation sale will be! I'd enjoy some new test gear subsidized by foolish VC's.
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Indeed, it’s worth it as a tribute, lessons learned on how well-meaning rich people can be manipulated into p!ssing away theirs and other people’s money on snake oil?
Maybe with links the this thread and Paul Reynolds’ blog.
Like Theranos and their front person Elizabeth Holmes.
I wonder, am I missing something really obvious about certain people and their, ahem, attractiveness to investors?
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I can neither confirm nor deny that I bid ;D
SiliconWizard:
--- Quote from: Howardlong on January 26, 2022, 08:56:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: jrs45 on January 26, 2022, 07:22:45 pm ---I'll bid $15!
I wonder when the liquidation sale will be! I'd enjoy some new test gear subsidized by foolish VC's.
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Indeed, it’s worth it as a tribute, lessons learned on how well-meaning rich people can be manipulated into p!ssing away theirs and other people’s money on snake oil?
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Problem is, nobody really cares, except us engineers (well, the ones that haven't worked on such projects at least, the others having gotten some good money from it.)
Well-meaning rich people? :-DD
You think they even really care if the project fails? If it turns out great, then it's all good and they'll get money from it. If it fails (which happens quite often, so since they are probably not *that* stupid, they already know most of those startups do fail), then well - it's often invested money that they can get tax cuts from, so it's either investing it in funky projects, or giving it as tax money. Guess which is more fun... =)
MrMobodies:
I see their Sonicenergy domain is up for sale for $3500 on Afternic,
https://checkout.afternic.com/BDAddToCartFromProdId.do?&prodId=3398517&traffic_id=3805
Looks like that domain was owned by some venture firm who has their own register.
https://whois.domaintools.com/sonicenergy.com
--- Quote ---Registrant Org Alpha-Venture Inc.
Dates 6,600 days old
Created on 2004-01-01
Expires on 2022-01-01
Updated on 2021-01-02
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Last time that was captured working was December the 28th:
https://web.archive.org/web/20211228113052/https://sonicenergy.com/
EEVblog:
--- Quote from: MrMobodies on January 27, 2022, 05:34:23 am ---I see their Sonicenergy domain is up for sale for $3500 on Afternic,
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GoDaddy say that it was last sold for $3500. Presumably that's whay uBeam paid for it when they changed their name?
Someone has just set up an autobid on GoDaddy.
jrs45:
--- Quote from: Howardlong on January 26, 2022, 08:56:25 pm ---
Like Theranos and their front person Elizabeth Holmes.
I wonder, am I missing something really obvious about certain people and their, ahem, attractiveness to investors?
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I suspect that there is a lot of motivation from the press to highlight the "achievements" of female scientists and entrepreneurs, especially those that are easy on the eyes. It sells more articles, gets more eyeballs, and supports the current cultural emphasis on achievement by the historically "repressed", and all the wokeness that is so fashionable these days.
This glowing, uncritical press coverage brings them attention from more investors and credibility, making it much easier for them to raise money, and encouraging them to continue with their nonsense. Rather than, you know, actually building something that works.
Of course, in these cases it completely backfired, because both Holmes and Perry were frauds. Hardly good examples of female scientists/entrepreneurs. A real shame, because those who actually deserve recognition are being overlooked in favor of charlatans.
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