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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by high_byte on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:52PM (#27934309)
We closed ~$7m deal. the first of many more to come. Partner decides to steal the product, try to sell it himself, thought nobody would find out. He ruined many millions in profits but lost only ~$500k in court. No justice.
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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by csilverman on Friday July 23, 2021 @08:37PM (#27937377)
I’d love to hear more about this story if you’re willing to talk about it, although I can imagine it’s something you might not want to revisit.

I’m very curious about how in the world the guy thought he could covertly steal a $7m product.

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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by high_byte on Saturday July 24, 2021 @01:13AM (#27938590)
you know how they say to create a pie from scratch you must first create the universe?

maybe one day some Hollywood producer will adapt this story to a mediocre film

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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by 0xy on Saturday July 24, 2021 @01:19AM (#27938624)
Stole code/assets or just the idea?
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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by high_byte on Saturday July 24, 2021 @01:22AM (#27938644)
the laptops with the code. since he was partner police said I should resolve it in court...
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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by nickfromseattle on Sunday July 25, 2021 @07:44PM (#27954002)
How did him stealing the code impact your company's revenue?
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Re:Ask HN: Tell how a startup/product died for a stupid or u... by ramtatatam on Monday July 26, 2021 @08:49AM (#27958722)
If there was enough on that laptop to start up a clone of the service then that would be enough to go to existing customers and sell it to them instead of original service.
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