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Shipper (tweeted May 12, 2026 and reposted by @chddaniel) says it refused a…

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Shipper (tweeted May 12, 2026 and reposted by @chddaniel) says it refused a 7-figure VC offer on launch day, arguing their product solves 'vibe coding' by adding proactivity and 'skin in the game' so one agent feels like ten. They claim current AI is insufficient and announce they're 'going all in' to make business ideas actually work.

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this shit is genuinely terrifying.......

Shipper (@shipper_now)

We got a 7-figure VC investment offer on our launch day.

We refused. The problem we're fixing is worth so much more.

It's 2026, but vibe coders keep only get stuck, and AI is still the problem.

The issue isn't ambition. You have a lot of it.

It's the proactivity and skin in the game, what makes 1 agent feel like 10.

That's what we solved with Shipper: making business ideas actually work.

We're killing vibe coding, and believe me, we're going all in.

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— https://nitter.net/shipper_now/status/2054185949551321329#m