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Bond: Product Launch
Bond, a 'post-feed' social network founded by former Index Ventures principal Dino Becirovic and ex-Google DeepMind researcher Arthur Brazinskas, launched on April 21, 2026 with AI-driven activity recommendations and no algorithmic feed
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The leadership read
Product momentum tends to widen the sector product and commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: the MitchelLake Talent Market Index reads 114.6 — Hot (+16.3 vs prior month); Americas signal share is steady (-1.3pts).
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