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I think you expanded on Eric's quote perfectly.

• kls 15y ago
  Thanks and for the most part it is correct, though many people come back and say ok what about Zuckerberg. Which is valid but a different case all together, Zuckerberg was a freelancer who was hired to implement the idea, he is not the type of person that you would go out and validate an idea against. If anything Zuckerberg is an example of why you should seriously consider a tech-cofounder over hiring a freelancer. I say that as a freelancer, are most freelencers going to steal your idea? no. Could a situation arise in which they fell they have put in the work and are not getting paid, then decide to take the code, they have an investment in and run with it? Sure. I can't say that if, I was 10% from completion and not getting paid that I would not be tempted to recoup the skin I have in the game. There are a lot of ethical grey areas and a lot of fall out that can happen after the idea phase, and that is where most of these my idea was stolen horror stories come from. But at that point your idea is actually worth something, because someone has some skin in the game, by putting forth some effort to make the idea happen and if it's just their skin and not yours they may feel justified in seeking compensation for their part. Please don't take my commentary as weighing in on the ethics or as a critique of Zuckerberg, I am just highlighting where and how, ideas get stolen and it is generally never when it is just an idea.
  • GB_001 15y ago
    Thank you both for the feedback. I'll send them. All I can do is hope that this isn't a rare occasion.