anontrepreneur

Re:Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it? on Sunday October 02, 2011 @04:23PM (#3063898)

According to a friend who works with them, the MP is the "entrepreneur" who received funding though he brought in others to run it. He earned cuts on both ends, essentially. Yes, very shady.

Re:Ask HN: A VC stole my idea. Should I do something about it? on Sunday October 02, 2011 @04:22PM (#3063896)

He named the business with the same name I pitched.

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

Posted by anontrepreneur on Saturday October 01, 2011 @06:21PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've sat on this for a few months. I feel like I should get the word out so people stop going to these guys for money. I'm not going to post details of the situation just yet. I was given the "we don't sign NDAs" speech so there was zero protection both ways, but I wouldn't want to go around badmouthing a firm without thinking hard about it.Their implementation of my business is faring terribly...

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