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Labs' contractors cold-email startups to buy their old Slack threads

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When models commoditize, data turns to treasure, so labs' contractors now cold-email startups to buy their old Slack threads and support tickets, one offer landing eight days after its target agreed to sell.

Reporting date: 2026-08-16 (not necessarily the event date)

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Labs' contractors cold-email startups to buy their old Slack threads
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Reporting date: 2026-08-16
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-08-16-contractors-cold-email-startups-for-old-slack-threads
Claim: When models commoditize, data turns to treasure, so labs' contractors now cold-email startups to buy their old Slack threads and support tickets, one offer landing eight days after its target agreed to sell.
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- Welcome to August 16, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-august-16-2026
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