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The New York Times @nytimes.com

Builder.ai was a buzzy artificial intelligence company with a media-savvy chief executive, prestigious investors, a partnership with Microsoft and a supposedly vibrant business making apps for small businesses. Here’s how it went from a $1.5 billion unicorn to bankruptcy in just a few months.

aug 31, 2025, 7:20 pm β€’ 77 18

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Kirk Murphy πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ βŒπŸ‘‘ @kirkmurphy.bsky.social

Doomer. My shoeshine boy's all in on AI.

aug 31, 2025, 7:23 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Melter of ICE @davidhalber.bsky.social

Gonna be more of those.

aug 31, 2025, 7:20 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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kingsco.bsky.social @kingsco.bsky.social

Pets.ai

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SertrAline @anxietyridden.bsky.social

🫧

aug 31, 2025, 7:22 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view
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Smith Jones. Private Person. @smith-jones-1.bsky.social

The AI wealth boom is a scam

aug 31, 2025, 10:10 pm β€’ 2 0 β€’ view
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David N Kidd @david-kidd.bsky.social

Business plan, abridged: "Take the money and run!" πŸ˜„

aug 31, 2025, 7:27 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Christopher Nial @chrisnial.com

Interesting

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Gordon McAlpin @gmcalpin.bsky.social

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EssayWells @essaywells.bsky.social

(It was fraud)

aug 31, 2025, 7:39 pm β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Jo πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡³πŸ₯‚πŸΎ @jofromeurope.bsky.social

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Explain Him Jim @explainhimjim.bsky.social

It’s the story of Builder.ai, an AI startup once valued at $1.5 billion with big-name backers and a Microsoft deal, collapsing into bankruptcy in months due to financial or operational missteps.

aug 31, 2025, 7:23 pm β€’ 0 0 β€’ view