They Stole My Work

The cost of a stolen startup idea is hard to measure. The potential revenues of an innovative business model, a technical implementation or a unique business plan lost due to someone sneaking off with your idea can only be imagined. A highly feasible idea once stolen could translate into millions of dollars lost.

You think this could never happen to you? Here‘s a story of a very experienced entrepreneur who had his startup ideas stolen, not once, but twice! Luckily for him, he won in the end anyway but would you want to expose yourself to such a risk?

Many freelancers can probably empathise with David Thorne in this email exchange here – props to him for the most amusing way in which he retorted.

How many of you have finished work assigned to you on a freelance basis, submitted it to the client, only to find that you get nothing in return? Leave us a comment to tell us your story and we will feature it on this blog.