This unicorn startup faked 95% of its users

Learn how the billion dollar startup IRL faked millions of users to raise money from venture capitalists. This scam is not is an isolated incident and other high-profile startups have been caught faking engagement.

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- How programmers and app developers can grow a user base quickly
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- Why did IRL shut down?
- Is it illegal to create fake users?
- What is click farming?
- How venture capitalists get scammed
- Softbank Vision Fund failures

[wontbefamous]

At this point, it's starting to feel like SoftBank might be a solid indicator of companies to NOT invest in

[Allyourneedsmet]

Give this man an award, the creative inserts are something else, especially that ending

[NoMorePlz]

i am a fake viewer. i approve of this video.

[Saltience]

We're developing the "Probably a con artist fraud" starter pack:
1. Crypto
2. Forbes
3. SoftBank

[zenxel]

At the rate it's going, it'll be easier to list non-scammers who appeared on Forbes than those who were scammers.

[gocasimiro]

Man, I'm truly glad that we have creators like you in the midst of this lost western which is internet nowadays. Thank you

[lauraprates]

IRL, the app that you never heard IRL

[meronmeron]

daily-engagement-bot, delete this part before using
Wow, this video really opened my eyes to the shady world of startup culture! It's mind-boggling to think how easily companies like IRL can deceive investors and inflate their user numbers. I used to believe in these unicorns, but now I realize it's all smoke and mirrors. Kudos to The Code Report for shedding light on this issue. Keep exposing the truth, and I'll be eagerly awaiting your next eye-opening video!

[ThatWorldWideWeb]

dude this is literally why i don’t believe in unicorns

[DSCuber]

I tried to make an app like IRL, and unfortunately IRL was launched well before I managed to even scrape together an MVP. With IRL getting shutdown for faking users maybe now I can actually try pushing forward w this project

[sgwaic]

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[noobcola]

I used to work with the CEO along time ago in previous companies. He offered me a role for IRL a few years ago but turned it down for various reasons

[HeisenbergFam]

2:30 "stole $175m"
when you are in legal trouble, you better call Saul, he is a good man, great lawyer

[mistekfcio]

Reddit literally did the same for years. Initial traffic on the app was purely bots and Reddit employees pretending to be normal users.

[PlanetCat]

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[meowrbius]

I'm really glad for being one among those 12 people

[MegaTeeruk]

That remark on Product Managers...I felt that in my soul.

[anisoseryx]

Glad to be one of the 12 viewers in your channel

[mirrikybird]

I knew irl was a scam when I only saw news articles saying it had recorded breaking user numbers, but i didn't see any cross posting to other platforms or mention of the app by any regular people, only news sites
It also just sounded like a crap app

[arsnakehert]

Silicon Valley startups artificially inflating numbers will be the final nail in the cof... I mean, the nail that will burst the bubble of tech startups