This is why I don't exactly hold Startup Weekend in high regard. I think it's a good idea, and I think the people who organize these things are (mostly) alrigh

This is why I don't exactly hold Startup Weekend in high regard. I think it's a good idea, and I think the people who organize these things are (mostly) alright, but unfortunately they more often than not attract creeps looking for some people to build them a free website for their shitty idea. I still go, mostly because where I live (Albuquerque) we have such a small tech community that I try to make little efforts to grow and support it, but I never work in someone else's team, unless they're a developer like me, they have a cool idea, and they're genuinely thoughtful. But I have to agree with others in that the way Bobby handled it could have gone better. Contracts aren't allowed at Startup Weekend and violate the spirit of the event. If you want to protect yourself, don't give him the code. If you did give him the code, relax, most Startup Weekend code is so hacky that he'll have to start over. Just breathe, get over it, let this asshole continue with his life. If he's successful and you resent that, you can probably get away with competing against him with a better product. His tech team probably consists of a bunch of college interns who only know Java. I'm glad he's talking about this though, because this happens way too often at these kinds of events, and more people need to know that despite the cool marketing and the hype, these events can attract the worst. Don't avoid them though, they can be fun, but you have to make them fun. Avoid the people who's sleaziness gives you a bad vibe.