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What companies are examples of that bait and switch strategy?
by Seattle3503 5mo ago
What companies are examples of that bait and switch strategy?
- Onavo 5mo agoCan't give any examples but I have definitely heard the same about a lot of aerospace startups through the grapevine. As for OP's point about private jets, Boom supersonic is your classic example.
- HNisCIS 5mo agoI can't name names but 3 of the startups I've worked at. Places I haven't worked: Skydio Applied Intuition Saildrone Planet Labs Boom Scale AI Also worth noting that sometimes it's on purpose, sometimes the founders are all "we're gonna save the world" then AFWERX enters the chat with a big fucking check and the founders yell "Nevermind! Guess we're the baddies now! How many slaughterbots did you say?"
- nine_k 5mo agoGoogle tried to become a national security contractor, and the backlash among the engineers was very intense.
- bigfatkitten 5mo agoGoogle already does national security work. https://cloud.google.com/distributed-cloud-air-gapped https://cloud.google.com/distributed-cloud-air-gapped https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-12-19/defence-signs-deed-standing-offer-google-australia-defence-hyperscale-cloud https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-12-19/d...
- switchbak 5mo agoI’m not in the industry, but I would say Hermeus would be a perfect example. Ostensibly building a commercial airliner, but if you look closely it feels like a military oriented startup from the inside out.