Comment by reducesuffering

Holy ****, how much drugs does it take for a search startup of 8 people trying to compete with Google to do this:

Kagi: "The process from here involves setting up a business entity in Germany, so we can import the t-shirts, store them in a warehouse, connect inventory logistics and ship them all over the world. This includes building a website and connecting it to a back-end database. So, we basically ended up owning a merch production operation end-to-end, just so that we could ensure premium quality of these t-shirts!

Now, you may ask, why did we go through all this trouble and allocate nearly a third of our investor-raised funds to produce and freely distribute 20,000 t-shirts?

    We would not be here without our early adopters (you!) and we deemed it important to pause, reflect and show gratitude.
    We acknowledge that our journey is a marathon, not a sprint. With a long road ahead, supporting our member community is both rewarding and meaningful.
    Simply put, wearing the Doggo t-shirt is an incredibly awesome experience."

That's a classic stimulant-fueled side quest bender