Aral BalkanJul 16

A little reminder that DuckDuckGo is venture capital (VC) funded.

The way VC works:

1. You get VC
2. You grow as fast as you can (or fail fast)
3. You sell (either to a larger corporation or to the public in an IPO; this is called the “exit”)

(In case any of you are surprised by recent/future developments.)

#DuckDuckGo #ventureCapital #VC #BigTech #capitalism

Show threadAndrew AdamsJul 16
@aral DuckDuckGo is basically Big Tech advertised as a private search engine.
Show threadAral BalkanJul 17
@adamsandy Yep.
Show threadAndrew Adams
@aral Who honestly trust them anymore?
Jul 17 at 12:09amWeb