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Re:I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I to... by anon291 on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @08:44PM (#47511693)
Lifestyle business has been a thing since day zero in this space (the tech world)
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Re:I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I to... by tezclarke on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @08:48PM (#47511733)
I have been surprised by how many tech founders, currently funded by VC, have side gigs or are running the company knowing they wont' or can't scale it. I don't think this is a good thing for either the founders or the VC (who probably don't know)
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Re:I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I to... by thaumasiotes on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @09:17PM (#47511946)
I briefly worked for someone who was funded by Imagine K12, just before Imagine K12 merged into Y Combinator.

He used his funding to rent four apartments in San Francisco, which he then sublet, personally, through Airbnb.

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Re:I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I to... by tezclarke on Tuesday March 24, 2026 @11:23PM (#47512862)
I know exactly who you’re talking about
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Re:I wanted to build vertical SaaS for pest control, so I to... by Paracompact on Wednesday March 25, 2026 @02:43AM (#47514066)
Name and shame?
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