How VCs and founders use inflated ‘ARR’ to kingmake AI startups

# The Summary AI startup founders and their investors are exaggerating how much money their companies are actually making by using inflated revenue numbers, and investors are knowingly allowing this to happen. This matters because it makes struggling companies look successful to outside observers, which can attract more investment and business deals based on false impressions. It's essentially a game where everyone involved benefits from the inflated numbers, but customers and other investors who don't know the tricks could end up disappointed.