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		christmaspizza on Dec 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: APITable: open-source Airtable alternative Is there an ongoing trend of sketchy "OSS" product offerings using this same website layout and similar fake quotes from users? I feel like I'm seeing this a lot recently.

reilly3000 on Dec 26, 2022 [–]

What's the angle? How would somebody exploit people through offering a sketchy OSS product?

TAForObvReasons on Dec 26, 2022 | [–]

Investment. There are multiple VC groups trying to fund products in this space and using GitHub and other metrics to pick targets

flowerlad on Dec 26, 2022 | | [–]

There are? How do I find these VCs?

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