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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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