And this post shows exactly why cluely is such a damp squib destined to fail. Zero substance just grandiose claims that hold no water. They’re spending tens of millions of dollars of investor money “going viral” instead of spending investor money actually building a great product.

Cluely is just some kids larping as founders, the perfect example of the worst of the AI boom, it’s as if the entire thing is AI generated, a simulacrum of a startup. There are a million more talented and capable teams of young people out there.

If someone from a16z reads roy’s post they might finally realize they should ask for their money back.

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npinsker 2 days ago | parent [-]

This post doesn’t say anything about spending money. Even if they are spending a bunch, hats off to them for trying something that isn’t plowing money into Meta’s ad network.

	▲	abxyz a day ago \| parent [-]
		Exactly. They’re spending millions of dollars on (attempted) viral stunts but fail to mention it in this post. The only information in this post is the self evident claim that only things that people want to see and share can go viral. The post finishes with a frantic claim that the company is doing great. They won’t have enough money to afford hats soon enough. https://xcancel.com/cluely/status/1960553698826051992 https://xcancel.com/cluely/status/1953977234504790261 https://xcancel.com/im_roy_lee/status/1962807811957748123 https://xcancel.com/benaratame/status/1956183980140847558 https://xcancel.com/im_roy_lee/status/1954268532600184874 We’d all be better off if they were lining Zuckerberg’s pockets.