Should I pursue someone who stole my idea?(answers.onstartups.com) |
Should I pursue someone who stole my idea?(answers.onstartups.com) |
Listen, ideas truly are a dime a dozen. Implementation is hard. Facebook, myspace, friendster...all the same idea. If this guy can do it, good for him.
Take the money and run. If you can't do that, bring the same idea to a competitor and see if they bite and will make you a deal.
That said, it's a fairly bad-faith move to take the idea and implement it without paying for it, and if the OP can afford it, should just cut ties with the company and move on.
We saw how it worked out with the Winklevi, the other dude actually implemented the idea so he deserves the spoils.