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They talk about Bitcoin on financial news shows, which lends it a huge amount of credibility. It's like if Jim Cramer has opinions about last night's Powerball numbers.

They're a multi-billion dollar company with no connection to Māori culture, and they picked some Māori words for your product because they feel exotic and they'll "help crack the Far East market". The article doesn't talk about the brief incorporating actual Māori culture, just picking up the words because they sound good.

Do you need a "safe way" to make a product for profit using a culture you don't know anything about? There's plenty of room for Māori people and pākehā to make content that actually incorporates the language and the culture. Look at the use of haka in sporting events, for instance.

I've been in startups for 15 years, and I've only worked for one YC company. It had the least experienced and most clueless founders and "senior" management of any place I've ever worked at.

I've worked 7 day weeks in companies during crunch time, trying to seal deals for early customers. But working 7 days a week "just because" is busywork.

The concept of "in network" is so foreign to me as someone from a developed country that isn't America. We don't have public coverage for mental health services unless you're below the poverty line, but you can pick any therapist and send the receipt to your insurance company to get coverage (up to a limit).