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A comment on Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it?.

Re:Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it? by md1515 on Saturday October 01, 2011 @09:01PM (#3061680)
Well there are a few questions here. First of all, how do you know the VC didn't just reject you because someone had brought him the idea first?

I have never heard of VCs taking an idea and convincing some programmers to develop it.

Perhaps you should speak to him about it. If they are failing, send a reasonably nice letter asking to work on the project as there are many similarities and you think you could really benefit the project. You would have to swallow your pride, but you might get funding...

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Re:Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it? by anontrepreneur on Sunday October 02, 2011 @04:22PM (#3063896)
He named the business with the same name I pitched.
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Re:Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it? by md1515 on Sunday October 02, 2011 @07:00PM (#3064317)
Hmm, well my last statement still stands. If you believe in the project and want to work on it AND the VC group is faltering, then perhaps you should contact them.

Or it was not a viable business in the first place and that is why they are failing (in which case that's karma and you can move on).

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Re:Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it? by diolpah on Friday October 07, 2011 @02:30PM (#3085248)
...you pitched a specific name but didn't register the domain names? This is smelling a little fishy now.
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