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Elena Rossini ⁂
Elena Rossini ⁂
@_elena@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

Mike Masnick, who sits on the board of #Bluesky, claims the team was too busy to announce the series B funding (see screenshot).

But something is fishy.

Even the VC firm - Bain Capital Crypto - isn't listing Bluesky anywhere on their website: https://baincapitalcrypto.com/portfolio/

Why the mystery? Was Bluesky afraid of a public backlash & asked to keep the information under wraps?

Sorry if I keep repeating myself but I will forever be skeptical of Bluesky and think of the tale of the scorpion and the frog.

a screenshot showing Mike Masnick's post on Bluesky about the one year wait to disclose the 100 million dollar series B funding. He wrote: "Nope. Team was just crazy busy and overwhelmed and timing of announcement just kept slipping."
a screenshot showing Mike Masnick's post on Bluesky about the one year wait to disclose the 100 million dollar series B funding. He wrote: "Nope. Team was just crazy busy and overwhelmed and timing of announcement just kept slipping."
a screenshot showing Mike Masnick's post on Bluesky about the one year wait to disclose the 100 million dollar series B funding. He wrote: "Nope. Team was just crazy busy and overwhelmed and timing of announcement just kept slipping."
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ArchiveScribe
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@archivescribe@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@_elena This is disappointing. I hope the best for BlueSky, but I have a bad feeling this is going to come back to haunt them.

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stonedonkey🕹️🎮👾
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@stonedonkey@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@_elena they aren't investing this kind of money if there's not a path to more money... People are the only thing of value on the platform... It's the same crap all over again with what people think is a prettier bow.

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Elena Rossini ⁂
Elena Rossini ⁂
@_elena@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@stonedonkey totally

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@Pouakai@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@_elena
You'd scared me.
I really thought Mastodon did something sinister at the first glance XD

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Elena Rossini ⁂
Elena Rossini ⁂
@_elena@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@Pouakai OMG I'm so sorry 😅 yeah I should have phrased things differently, I was just so riled up

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Federation Bot
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@Federation_Bot replied  ·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

@_elena if trump supports it, then it must be really bad

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Elena Rossini ⁂
Elena Rossini ⁂
@_elena@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

Mike Masnick, who sits on the board of #Bluesky, claims the team was too busy to announce the series B funding (see screenshot).

But something is fishy.

Even the VC firm - Bain Capital Crypto - isn't listing Bluesky anywhere on their website: https://baincapitalcrypto.com/portfolio/

Why the mystery? Was Bluesky afraid of a public backlash & asked to keep the information under wraps?

Sorry if I keep repeating myself but I will forever be skeptical of Bluesky and think of the tale of the scorpion and the frog.

a screenshot showing Mike Masnick's post on Bluesky about the one year wait to disclose the 100 million dollar series B funding. He wrote: "Nope. Team was just crazy busy and overwhelmed and timing of announcement just kept slipping."
a screenshot showing Mike Masnick's post on Bluesky about the one year wait to disclose the 100 million dollar series B funding. He wrote: "Nope. Team was just crazy busy and overwhelmed and timing of announcement just kept slipping."
a screenshot showing Mike Masnick's post on Bluesky about the one year wait to disclose the 100 million dollar series B funding. He wrote: "Nope. Team was just crazy busy and overwhelmed and timing of announcement just kept slipping."
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@crazyeddie@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@_elena He makes it sound like it's me trying to file my taxes on time or something. Anxiety disorder creating artificial roadblocks and "forgetting". I'm also the "CEO" of a software company but mine isn't going anywhere at all, like EVER.

I wonder if he's on SSI. I've been considering it...

And the whole team has it!!?? I'm sorry. That must be a real mess to manage. Does everyone panic at the same time or y'all take turns?

We take turns.

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@Federation_Bot replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@_elena @Jerry Curious if there’s a plan to monetize #Bluesky you are aware of? Two points to accent your post:

- criticism on #Mastodon initially feels like smearing a rival platform first, investigative reporting second. (Feel free to push back on that, it’s just the vibe I get when I read these articles)

- bureaucracy is an issue with brand communication. This MAY be what Bluesky is encountering because the United States needs to have a serious conversation about the illusion of brand

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@samiamsam@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@_elena

sure that amount of VC cash slipped their minds

sure

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@tedmielczarek@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@_elena all the startups I've worked for have blasted out press releases the moment their funding rounds closed. Part of being a startup means constantly vying for attention. This explanation does not hold up.

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@ikuturso@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@_elena it's insane to think people would believe this "explanation"...

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@WTL@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 10 hours ago

@_elena Very sketchy behaviour, for certain.

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