"Cheat at Everything" AI App Raises $15M, Startup Hype, and the Death of the Tech Interview

24 Jun 2025 • 12 min • EN
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This week on Techish, hosts Michael and Abadesi chat about Cluely, a startup with a “cheat at everything” app. They dive into its viral marketing, the ethics of using it in job interviews, and whether traditional knowledge still matters in today’s fast-changing industry. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:14 The Rise of Cluely: The AI App For Cheating at Everything 02:46 Startup Stunts and the Attention Economy 08:47 Tech Interviews are Broken Take TripleTen"s career quiz to get a free personalized career consultation! https://tripleten.com/techish Extra Reading & ResourcesAndreessen Horowitz Backs AI Startup With Slogan ‘Cheat at Everything’ [Bloomberg, $]College Dropout Raised $20.3M in Just 5 Months | Interview Coder & Cluely, Roy Lee [EO]AI App Cluely Raises $5.3M To Help You “Cheat” In Real Life [POCIT]I just raised $15M to build a cheating company [Cluely]Police shut down Cluely’s party, the ‘cheat at everything’ startup [TechCrunch] ———————————————————— Join our Patreon for extra-long episodes and ad-free content: https://www.patreon.com/techish Watch us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@techishpod/ Advertise on Techish: https://goo.gl/forms/MY0F79gkRG6Jp8dJ2 ———————————————————— Stay in touch with the hashtag #Techish https://www.instagram.com/techishpod/ https://www.instagram.com/abadesi/ https://www.instagram.com/michaelberhane_/ https://www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive/ https://www.instagram.com/pocintech/ Email us at techishpod@gmail.com

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