I think the really painful part of this is that, realistically, most start-ups won't go anywhere without an exceptional level of trust (I'm talking very early s

I think the really painful part of this is that, realistically, most start-ups won't go anywhere without an exceptional level of trust (I'm talking very early stage) as founders need to trust potential investors, early customers, etc. You're stuck in this space where you look at big companies and don't expect them to trust each other but, as the little guy, are left with no choice. As you grow, somewhere you cross that line where you have to start being on the defensive. It's different for everyone but you know, one day, it'll happen. In this case, and probably in most, it caught them off guard. You can only hope to be prepared when you get bit for the first time but witnessing cases like this really hurts when you're trying to build a start-up and extending that level of trust to just about everyone...