The Exposed Truth of Startup Greed | Melanie Rieback Explores Financial Extraction in Tech.
Join us on a deep dive as Dr. Melanie Rieback, renowned post-growth Entrepreneur and Academic, lifts the veil on the destructive pattern of our finance industry, specifically focusing on the role of venture capital.
Dissecting the exponential growth model in startups, Melanie exposes how wealth is systematically funnelled from the masses to the select few while leaving a trail of financial vulnerabilities within our economy.
Covering everything from Silicon Valley's monopoly to systemic looting from our public funds, this episode serves as a wake-up call to investors, business owners, and consumers alike. Are our startups turning into financial black holes?ย ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐: ๐ฆน๐ปโโ๏ธ The Devastating consequences of the Unicorn pump & dump scheme. ๐ The unhealthy link between venture capital & growing political instability ๐ซ Greenwashing of financial extraction by ESG & 'impact' investors. ๐โโ๏ธ Business as the best form of activism. โ The limitations of NGOโs & the fallacy they operate by. ๐ The need to bridge the gap between startups and impact NGOโs ๐ธ The misconceptions of profit ๐ณ๏ธ Steward ownership & how it can help save democracy. ๐ฉ How VCโs foster an inexorable monopoly leaving us with fewer choices & less control. ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ: ๐ Is the VC model & the exponential growth startup narrative leading us on a collision course with democratic decay? ๐ฅ Is the pursuit of VC funded growth in startups harmless or is it fuel on the fire of wealth inequality that's dividing society? ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐: ๐จ๐ปโ๐ซ Prof Muhammad Yunus, Cory Doctorow, Ann Pettifor Marjorie Kelly, George Soros, Kate Raworth & Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL), Dana Meadows & Elon Musk. If you think the startup industry is a positive contribution to society, this episode will challenge all that you think you know or, perhaps - at the very least - it will remind you of all the things you do know, but choose to ignore. Listen in, take a step back & challenge your beliefs as we engage in a dialogue that could, and should, reshape our collective future.
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