They weren’t faking AI. They were faking revenue. Builder.ai (http://Builder.ai) had real tech… b...They weren’t faking AI. They were faking revenue. Builder.ai (http://Builder.ai) had real tech… b...
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Adarsh Kumar
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They weren’t faking AI.
They were faking revenue.
Builder.ai had real tech… but ghost customers, phantom contracts, and a $220M illusion.
$37M vanished. 500 jobs gone.
This isn’t an AI story. It’s a deception playbook.
I broke it down — with 5 red flags every founder & investor should know.
Watch before you get sold the next “miracle startup.”
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