Show HN: Learn angel investing and VC with some skin in the game

by andrewpierno • 7 years ago

8 17 7 years ago

"Unrivaled Mentorship"... from whom? Would go a long way to throw a few VC logos up there. As-is there is zero credibility -- don't even know who's behind Seed Camp.

anxman• 7 years ago

Yeah "who's running this?" is my first question

SeripisChad• 7 years ago

All the links like 'Meet our Team' go to https://seedcamp.io/disclosures#. Seems very half baked

mistrial9• 7 years ago

s-camp -> scam-p

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

no sir, just testing the waters :)

mmargenot2• 7 years ago

The joke FAQ makes this seem illegitimate. I don't see why you couldn't come up with some real concerns you expect to hear and front-run them.

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

didn't expect people to read all the way, just wanted to do a bit of testing and see what kind of traffic would come :)

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

happy to add them if you have any, just updated this for you

mmargenot2• 7 years ago

That looks way better. It's more that it was just a strong turn-off.

hurricaneSlider2• 7 years ago

If you look at legal disclosures on the website (https://seedcamp.io/disclosures), it mentions AH Capital Management LLC. Which is the same company name as Andreessen Horowitz (https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1299044D:US)

Unsure if that is significant, actively misleading, or simply coincidence. I'd lean towards the former given that both are apparently registered with the SEC, though my confidence bounds here are quite wide as I am not sufficiently knowledgeable of the rules behind company names in the US.

A final possibility that I've only just considered is that this disclosure was (poorly) copied from a16z's website.

garry• 7 years ago

Looks like it’s that final possibility. Yikes!

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

oh like you've never copied terms before lol

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

I copied their terms and disclosures

hurricaneSlider2• 7 years ago

Note to andrewpierno and Donny Mack. I'm not necessarily attacking you for copying legal notices, but it's important to ensure that such notices are accurate and relevant to your company.

For instance there is still the mention of lodging Form ADV Part 2A Brochure with the SEC. If you have not done so, this may be in fact a fraudulent claim and could get you in trouble later on.

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

I've updated the TOS / etc. thanks for pointing out the issues!

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

Also we're working on the mentors at the moment and will absolutely update everyone before the first cohort! also i'm a real human, you can yell at me publicly here too https://twitter.com/AndrewPierno :)

andrewpierno8• 7 years ago

FAQ has been updated! Feel free to comment with any suggestions!

Show HN: Learn angel investing and VC with some skin in the game

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