Confessions of a Tech Entrepreneur Who Lied to His Investors

Confessions of a Tech Entrepreneur Who Lied to His Investors
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(Bloomberg) -- When Antonio Garcia Martinez was trying to raise money for his fledgling tech company, he worried that an honest pitch wouldn't get him the funds he needed. So he lied. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Brad Stone and Ellen Huet explore the murky world of early-stage startups -- not just with Antonio but also with someone who invested in Antonio's business. In the absence of the strict rules governing public companies, are Silicon Valley's entrepreneurs getting away with too much?

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To contact the authors of this story: Ellen Huet in San Francisco at ehuet4@bloomberg.net, Brad Stone in San Francisco at bstone12@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Aki Ito at aito16@bloomberg.net, Liz Smith Magnus Henriksson

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