Founders cry foul as Google ships lookalike NotebookLM and leads $20M into a clone
itsOmSarraf_ · x · 2026-10-02
Two founder complaints stack into one industry controversy:
- @prasannpandya notes Google launched NotebookLM a year after his Myreader, with the same upload-books, chat-with-library, cited-answers and page-jump features — after investors dismissed Myreader as a wrapper
- Quoted @gauravsbuilding goes further: Google just led a $20M round into what he calls a complete rip-off of his startup Fastlane, calling the behavior egregious while vowing to keep winning
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