Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV

Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by DanBC on Thursday May 04, 2017 @02:26PM (#14267376)

I agree Soylent used irresponsible marketing.

But many of those other products can be used as sole source of nutrition.

EG fortisip: http://www.nutricia.ie/products/view/fortisip

> Fortisip is a Food for Special Medical Purposes for use under medical supervision. Fortisip is a nutritionally complete, 1.5kcal/ml, ready to drink, milk shake style nutritional supplement, for the management of disease related malnutrition. Fortisip can be used to supplement the diet of patients unable to meet their nutritional requirements from other foods, or used as a sole source of nutrition. Fortisip is available in 200ml bottles, with a flexible straw attached, in 8 flavours: Neutral, Vanilla, Chocolate, Toffee, Banana, Orange, Strawberry and Tropical Fruits.

Ensure original: https://abbottnutrition.com/ensure-original

> For interim sole-source nutrition.

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by ambrice on Thursday May 04, 2017 @03:34PM (#14267971)

How is it irresponsible marketing?

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by ambrice on Thursday May 04, 2017 @04:40PM (#14268587)

Oh right, we already had this discussion. At least they got upgraded from "unethical marketing" to "irresponsible marketing". But how long can you continue to claim that the company engages in irresponsible marketing based on (allegedly) exaggerated claims during a Kickstarter?

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Re:Soylent Closes $50M Series B Round Led by GV by DanBC on Monday May 08, 2017 @05:26PM (#14295762)

Hence my use of the past tense "used", not present tense "uses".

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