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‘There’s so much pressure to be the company that went from zero to $100 million in X days’: Inside the sketchy world of ARR and inflated AI startup accounting

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Securities and Exchange Commission: 'There's so much pressure to be the company that went from zero to $100 million in X days': Inside the sketchy world of ARR and inflated AI startup accounting

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Sep 28, 2025

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