The Startup Lie & It's Devastating Extraction of Humanity

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?  𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: 🦹🏻‍♂️ The Devastating consequences of the Unicorn pump & dump scheme. 🔗 The unhealthy link between venture capital & growing political instability 🔫 Greenwashing of financial extraction by ESG & 'impact' investors. 🙋‍♀️ Business as the best form of activism. ❌ The limitations of NGO’s & the fallacy they operate by. 🌉 The need to bridge the gap between startups and impact NGO’s 💸 The misconceptions of profit 🗳️ Steward ownership & how it can help save democracy. 🎩 How VC’s foster an inexorable monopoly leaving us with fewer choices & less control. 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗸: 📈 Is the VC model & the exponential growth startup narrative leading us on a collision course with democratic decay? 🔥 Is the pursuit of VC funded growth in startups harmless or is it fuel on the fire of wealth inequality that's dividing society? 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: 👨🏻‍🏫 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.