Ideas are Cheap 11 years ago
Well said.
I often wonder how a new product has many competitors within weeks of launch. Can't just be that everybody thought of it at once.
The hive mind will explain this away as coincidence but could there be something more sinister going on.
Investors are cavalier about this "trust us with your idea" rhetoric but the truth is that you, as the pig in the bacon & egg breakfast, have no recourse.
They may have liked your idea but not the team. They may have underperforming companies in need of a pivot.
The fact that cap tables get passed around from so called confidential meetings should scream play your cards close to your chest.
What else are they sharing?
Principles often crumble under self interest.