We’re no strangers to flights of fantasy here. So, it makes a change to be explaining scams rather than apologizing for them. Or so Matt keeps telling Richard. 



This week we look at the murky innards of a company that was, until recently, one of Silicon Valley’s billion-dollar unicorns. The LCNC (low-code no-code) app developer Builder.ai filed for bankruptcy in June after a turbulent year. 



But this is no ordinary startup flare out.  Amid allegations of fraud and questions over the efficacy of its core AI technologies, a huge question remains: how did Builder.ai persuade companies like Microsoft to invest hundreds of millions of dollars and develop strategic partnerships that would integrate its services with their own?



And we wonder, how commonplace is fraud in the startup arena?

We’re no strangers to flights of fantasy here. So, it makes a change to be explaining scams rather than apologizing for them. Or so Matt keeps telling Richard.&nbsp;This week we look at the murky innards of a company that was, until recently, one of Silicon Valley’s billion-dollar unicorns. The LCNC (low-code no-code) app developer Builder.ai filed for bankruptcy in June after a turbulent year.&nbsp;But this is no ordinary startup flare out.&nbsp; Amid allegations of fraud and questions over the efficacy of its core AI technologies, a huge question remains: how did Builder.ai persuade companies like Microsoft to invest hundreds of millions of dollars and develop strategic partnerships that would integrate its services with their own?And we wonder, how commonplace is fraud in the startup arena?

Where would your business be in 10 years time? How about 5 years from now? Or even tomorrow? Chances are, you’re already in the age of a digital business. Tech Talk is the programme that gives you access to the minds that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Hear from global and regional experts and analyst, record breaking developers, the dark-web hackers and the “crazy ones” as they give you an insight to how the world will change. Tech Talk helps you to breakdown the geeky jargons and complex codes that many often would fear. Also find out what are some the latest consumer offerings like smartphones, drones, robots, cameras, video games that are best in the market and quirky insight to a mind of a digital pop culture technology advocater, Richard Bradbury.

Where would your business be in 10 years time? How about 5 years from now? Or even tomorrow? Chances are, you’re already in the age of a digital business. Tech Talk is the programme that gives you access to the minds that are shaping the world of tomorrow. Hear from global and regional experts and analyst, record breaking developers, the dark-web hackers and the “crazy ones” as they give you an insight to how the world will change. Tech Talk helps you to breakdown the geeky jargons and complex codes that many often would fear. Also find out what are some the latest consumer offerings like smartphones, drones, robots, cameras, video games that are best in the market and quirky insight to a mind of a digital pop culture technology advocater, Richard Bradbury.

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