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DeepThroatIPO
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DeepThroatIPO is a personal blog at deepthroatipo.com about economics and business. Since 2019, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (4) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link this blog's posts on Alibaba, Tesla and related companies. One comment cites a post on Chinese-linked stock and financial questions. The comments do not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 4 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
"Making global financial Armageddon fun again!"
What Hacker News says?
It's a stock whose financiers are in Hong Kong and Macau. Think about the rise in this no-name company with respect to the following laws and you'll all have more clarity on what actually went down. - HR2513 - Illicit Cash Act - Equitable Act "Chinese Communist Party currently controls more than US$30 Trillion of Western Financial Assets scattered around the globe outside of mainland China. This war chest continues…
Comment linking /the-stealth-nationalization-of-americas-banks-an-economic-whodunit-thriller-novella/
on “Everyone Loves the $100M Deli”Submitted The great rebalancing –.sort of –. I guess as a story · 2 points
HN discussionPlease https://twitter.com/adamscrabble/status/1195069077028581376 http://www.deepthroatipo.com/just-one-thing-about-the-alibab... https://twitter.com/adamscrabble/status/1180205067321970688
Comment linking /just-one-thing-about-the-alibaba-september-quarter-2019-investor-call/
on “Y Combinator Abruptly Shutters YC China”I used to think of Alibaba as the one legitimate Chinese company. Their product seems sound to me: we'll navigate the complex world of Chinese factory for you and take a cut off the top. But apparently, most of their growth since IPO has come from mainland sales. Which seems to go against the narrative I just stated. Their Edgar SEC filings don't break out revenue as much as I would like. [0] So are they a scam? The…
Comment linking /alibaba-december-quarter-2020-results-q3-fy2021/
on “Alibaba has lost $344B market cap in the past year”True, though I think there are some things about Musk that really should be looked at more critically*. Yet we focus on character and hype reality instead. * https://www.deepthroatipo.com/its-not-about-tesla-or-alibaba...
Comment linking /its-not-about-tesla-or-alibaba-its-much-bigger-than-that/
on “Threads Usage Drops by Half from Initial Surge”