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is this journalism? the first paragraph is about how he isn't believable because he has a russian accent yet works in the valley. seriously? Isn't the valley la
by kamakazizuru 13y ago
is this journalism? the first paragraph is about how he isn't believable because he has a russian accent yet works in the valley. seriously? Isn't the valley largely made up of foreigners pursuing crazy ideas? This is subjective and fishy armchair journalism at best. Even if the product is junk - there needs to be more substance than "i dont feel like its right because he has an accent and my 2-3 hours of research from my chair didnt show up much". Try researching some biotech companies that are in super-stealth mode - you will find nothing - yet they've often raised double digit millions in funding for their products from VCs...
- MDCore 13y agoThe author seems to be highlighting the accent because after some research he discovers that the CEO actually isn't in San Francisco.
- Blahah 13y agoThere's a big section on the IndieGogo page about how he is a doctor in St Petersburg. The author highlights it as thought it were suspicious.
- MDCore 13y agoI don't see that in the article anywhere (^F doctor ^F Petersburg). I also don't sense any specifically anti-Russian sentiment. I think the references to Russia are to contrast the lack of presence in SF despite a claim to have one, or the lack of corroboration for the claimed references. I imagine the tone of the article would be the same if it was France or South Africa or Malaysia.
- tpeng 13y agoPeople located in non-US jurisdictions (particularly those countries which have a high level of corruption or can otherwise subvert international judicial processes) have less to fear in the way of legal consequences and therefore the likelihood of fraud is much higher.