Please don't post unsubstantive and/or flamewar style comments to HN. These threads are getting exceedingly repetitive. They're also getting nastier. We don't want those qualities here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I’m being downvoted flagged and accused of “flamewar“ for simply saying that Apple has a set of rules developers must follow and they can’t make exceptions otherwise where would it end?

Actually I think I misread your comment. I thought "Give one a break" was snark, but you were talking about developers. Sorry!

Ah I can see that now :)

It's nothing but exploitive to keep online events in the same category as in-app purchases. There is a cost to conducting an event—offline or online. Secondly, Apple is well-aware that creators can't conduct offline events that easily because of the pandemic. Hiding behind "it's-rules" is just a trademark of an Evil Corp.

Let the rest go as well. Would it kill Apple to make an exception for charitable purchases?

And even if they don't make an exception, it's ridiculous that they wont even let developers be transparent about where the money goes.

Change the guidelines? Defending a company with "they are following the rules they themselves have written" is so bizarrely common.

My returns from angel investing have been stellar. Individual companies, private round, etc. my question is about AL specifically. I have yet to meet a single investor on the AL platform who says anything other than they’ve zero or negative returns.

The one's that had good returns, were they done using SPV ? Could you please expand on that

Not particularly. Best have been SAFE’s early rounds which have been the easiest. As an LP in early-stage funds.