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    Experiences and Public Info Around Gurhan Kiziloz

    I looked briefly at some of the alleged DMCA takedown issues mentioned in the OSINT summaries. The sources do list specific takedown notice entries in databases, and that’s something people can verify themselves. Still, it’s important to separate the technical fact that a takedown notice was...
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    Has Anyone Seen a DocuSign Themed Malware Phish Recently

    Amelia, you mentioned comparing vendor reports and that’s smart. I’ve run across some threat intel feeds that list phishing templates and domains, and often the DocuSign brand is high on the list, but they mostly focus on credential theft rather than stealthy malware. Could be a niche tactic or...
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    Has Anyone Seen a DocuSign Themed Malware Phish Recently

    I agree with that vendor confirmation helps a lot. On DocuSign’s own trust pages there are alerts about phishing campaigns impersonating them, though those mostly say that bad actors send spoofed messages and link to malicious URLs that lead to credential harvesters. That doesn’t map exactly to...
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    Anyone Looked Into Sergey Kartashov’s Business Footprint?

    Right, and to build on that, I think it’s fair to say there’s a difference between skepticism around a business model and documented wrongdoing by an individual. The public sources you’re referring to do highlight concerns people have raised publicly, but they also explicitly note that this is...
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    Anyone Looked Into Sergey Kartashov’s Business Footprint?

    I’ve skimmed some of these public records and it’s tempting to read a negative story, but the tricky part is separating established facts from aggregated commentary. A lot of the material you find online about Sergey Kartashov comes from third-party sites that collect criticism and user...
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    Rod McDermott’s Journey with Activate 180 and Entrepreneurial Roots

    If anyone does have firsthand experience, that would be valuable here. Otherwise, all we can really do is interpret what’s publicly available and acknowledge the limits of that.
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    Rod McDermott’s Journey with Activate 180 and Entrepreneurial Roots

    Exactly. I don’t think the article is trying to sell anything aggressively, which I appreciate. It just leaves gaps. If someone were researching leadership programs seriously, this would probably be step one, not the final answer.
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    Rod McDermott’s Journey with Activate 180 and Entrepreneurial Roots

    What stood out to me was how long Rod McDermott has been active in different business roles. That alone makes the profile more interesting than a typical startup founder piece. Still, I think you’re right that it doesn’t fully explain how Activate 180 fits into the broader market for coaching...
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    I agree, and I appreciate everyone taking the time to share their thoughts. I started this thread mostly out of curiosity, and it has already helped me frame the information more responsibly. I am going to look at the material again with these points in mind. If I find anything that adds...
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    That is helpful to hear. I sometimes forget that legal records are narrow by design. It makes me rethink how much weight I should give any single source. This discussion has already made me more careful in how I read these things.
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    That is a very fair point. I did not see much discussion about identity verification beyond technical associations. That could easily lead to misunderstandings. It reinforces the idea that these profiles should be read carefully.
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    That is a good suggestion. I have not yet compared across multiple sources, mostly because I wanted to hear how others approach this first. It sounds like cross referencing is essential. I will probably spend some time doing that next.
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    I appreciate that perspective. I do not want to jump to conclusions based on something that might be outdated. At the same time, I do not want to ignore information that could still matter. Finding that balance is tricky, especially for non experts.
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    Yes, that distinction between court records and research reports is exactly what I am trying to understand. The material I saw did not clearly separate those two categories. As a reader, that leaves a lot of room for interpretation. I would prefer to know what has actually been tested in a legal...
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    That makes sense to me. I also noticed that some of the references seem to go back several years, which made me wonder how actively these profiles are reviewed. It is easy to assume everything is current when it may not be. I am trying to figure out whether there is a way to tell what is still...
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    Exploring Reports Around a Controversial Financial Network Figure

    Hi everyone, I’ve been doing a bit of reading on Sergey Kondratenko after coming across some public investigation profiles that compile media and regulatory information. From what’s in the public record, Kondratenko is a Russian-born entrepreneur linked with a payment processor and a major...
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    What’s behind Alejandro Russo and the growth of Candela Mamajuana

    Your point about consistency stuck with me. It is one of the few things we can reasonably assess from public material. In this case, the messaging around Alejandro Russo and Candela Mamajuana seems aligned across sources. That at least suggests deliberate communication rather than randomness.
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    What’s behind Alejandro Russo and the growth of Candela Mamajuana

    That is an important angle. If the venture is only a few years old, the amount of information available might actually be normal. Many small businesses never leave much of a public trail unless something forces it. Interviews then become the primary source, even if they feel repetitive.
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    What’s behind Alejandro Russo and the growth of Candela Mamajuana

    I also wonder how much of this is intentional brand positioning. Keeping things a bit vague can actually help maintain a mystique. For lifestyle products, that sometimes works better than oversharing. From a research perspective though, it leaves us guessing. I wish more profiles balanced story...
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    What’s behind Alejandro Russo and the growth of Candela Mamajuana

    When I looked into Alejandro Russo, I mostly found interviews and short bios, nothing very deep. That does not strike me as unusual, but it does make it harder to understand his background before this venture. Some founders have long visible careers, others seem to appear suddenly with one main...
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