I’m Legally Obligated to Disclose This - Framework investment

Linus Tech Tips · 3.3M views · 2021-09-15 · 15:59

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Overview

Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips discloses that he has invested in Framework, the modular repairable laptop maker. He explains his reasoning and the commitments he is making to viewers about future coverage.

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HN cites it as Linus's own explanation of why he invested in Framework and why outside investment suits a hardware company.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2021–2022

Topics

Repair, teardowns & right to repair Consumer devices & gadgets Startups & entrepreneurship

What people said

netsharc · 2022-04 · Recommendation
Linus (Tech Tips) has a good video about why external investment is useful: [VIDEO] , but he's talking about a hardware company, which is probably different to a software one. Skip to around 5:00 to get to topic.
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GauntletWizard · 2022-02 · Reference
Not that I agree with the characterization, but they might be referring to Linus Sebastian of Linux Tech Tips, who invested a bunch of money into the company: [VIDEO]
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bellyfullofbac · 2021-11 · Reference
Linus (Tech Tips) talks about how much money would be involved, and going full retail seems to be... very hard: [VIDEO]
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