Billy had 18 months, 18 months to work on the idea. Obviously he couldn't find designers/coders/PM for the cheap to build it so he went with the bait-and-switch route. I can almost imagine the conversations he had giggling with his partner as the 'fuxxing nerds' were pounding away on the keyboards.
Like, "oh my these stupid fuxxing nerds. They may know code but they don't know shxt about business and using people."
I prefer passive aggressive over passive passive (aka slave).
If the story is true, Billy deserves the 'bullying'. Did you read the shxt he tried to pull on the coders?
"I had the idea for 18 months and filed for LLC, so I own it." Really?
Bobby never said he owned it. He didn't have hidden agendas going into the competition.
Billy says he owns it. Billy did have a hidden agenda.
Bobby at least owns a lot more than 0.04% of the company.
Had Billy hired the coders to do the work and say I own the company, I have no problem with that. But here, Billy tricks people to work on a project without fully disclosing his intention for virtually free, and than he claims he owns the company.
Unless Bobby has fabricated the emails and slack conversations (and there are 8 other people in the world who would be able to refute them if they were fabricated), I think we've heard it, at least partially, from Billy's side, as well. What has been included is more than damning enough; the email detailing "ownership" is all I need to see, given the terms of Startup Weekend (which are easily verifiable by looking at the website).
Billy came into the weekend with the intention to commit fraud on Startup Weekend and on any developers he could sucker into working with him.
I said "I am not saying I am rooting for this Billy. He's an asshole and everyone knows that". Please read the entire comment before going on a rant and a downvote for something we agree on.
One of my college roommates was the tech for a student startup that had worked on getting off the ground for a while. He was like the 3rd or 4th guy to take over tech as previous people left. The founders weren't bad people, they just didn't understand the tech side of a tech startup.
Give people like that enough failure with engineers they try to onboard, mix in a little ethical fluidity, and after a while they'll see no distinction between dedicated teammates and expendable assets who will fold before putting in the "hustle" for "your" vision.
Like, "oh my these stupid fuxxing nerds. They may know code but they don't know shxt about business and using people."
I prefer passive aggressive over passive passive (aka slave).
If the story is true, Billy deserves the 'bullying'. Did you read the shxt he tried to pull on the coders?
"I had the idea for 18 months and filed for LLC, so I own it." Really?
Yes, I think your comment deserves a downvote...