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Avi Patel@avipat_ · May 15, 2026, 8:25 PM
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General Catalyst just co-led a $31.5 million seed round into a blatant rip-off of my company, Kled. (skip to 40 seconds if you want to skip context) I would typically not speak on things like this, but this level of blatant copycatting is egregious and completely unacceptable, and needs to be made an example of. This is one of hundreds of YC startups who have conducted this disgusting behavior. Unimaginative slop that continues to get rewarded due to nepotism.

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@avipat_ the biggest clowns i've seen a while you're going to blow them out of the water (you already are)

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Someone will take your idea, slap a new name on it, and act like they came up with it. Happens all the time in this space, and it's fucking annoying. The reality is, the person copying you will always be 10 steps behind because they don't have the context, hours, or understanding behind what they took. You don't need to chase them, just keep building and outwork them as you did before. Best part is that if you've built a real community around you, your people will spot the bullshit and call

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