A LinkedIn profile of an entirely fictional startup founder bagged a lucrative funding offer from a VC in just 24 hours. These details made investors fall hook, line, and sinker for ‘Chad Smith.’ Walnut CEO Roshan Patel revealed that he created a fake LinkedIn profile of a founder and received an investment offer within 24 hours.
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Patel used an AI-generated picture of a “white male face” for the profile of Chad Smith, a former Stripe employee, and Stanford dropout.
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