Delve (YC W24) – Fake Compliance as a Service – Part I(deepdelver.substack.com)
49 pointsby sebmellen9 hours ago4 comments
  • halamadrid4 hours ago
    This was such as interesting read, but I found this link via LinkedIn rather than hackernews.

    I would have expected this to be somewhere at the top right now given how deep the article digs and evidence seems legit.

    • sebmellen3 hours ago
      I think it may be getting (intentionally?) suppressed from the homepage. Given this is a YCombinator website, I wouldn't rule that out.

      Regardless, it's been an ongoing issue. I know a few involved companies — it takes basically 5 days to get a SOC 2 Type 2 report through Delve. And, of course, they market this way too: "SOC 2 in days". Unbelievable.

  • ersshh6 hours ago
    Forbes 30u30 pipeline remains undefeated.

    How did none of this come up during diligence? Feels like a prime example of too good to be true.

    • sebmellen6 hours ago
      Trust me, you can lie and get away with it if you go through YC and dropped out of a top university. Garry Tan blocked me on X for pointing this out. It's a big club, and you ain't in it!

      Fortunately, some of the old-YC spirit seems to be alive here on HN still.

  • moomoo113 hours ago
    I miss 2010s YC until like 2017 ish when crypto sort of just caused a massive decline across the board.

    I guess it is great if you're a grifter/scammer or looking to just sell off to a FANG.