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Re:Unkey raises $1.5M pre-seed: Authentication and Authoriza... by not_your_vase on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:13PM (#38279259) 

  > Here is $1.5M for an idea, even before doing any development, planning or research. Go, make a blogpost.
Dumb money is still among us. Actually knowing it makes me sleep better at night.
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Re:Unkey raises $1.5M pre-seed: Authentication and Authoriza... by chronark on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:21PM (#38279394)
On the contrary actually. Unkey had a working product and paying customers before talking to VCs
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Re:Unkey raises $1.5M pre-seed: Authentication and Authoriza... by not_your_vase on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:22PM (#38279417)
That means that they have their very own definition of pre-seed. Maybe a bit better overall, although it raises new questions.
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