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Who cares if she was 'first' to do it...just make one that is better.
Someone mentioned partnering up with her - don't do it. "Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me"
What a shame, a friend messing up another friend. This industry is definitely more cutt-throat than I thought.
The fact that you emailed her the presentation, IF any ideas are patentable, is proof enough.
This also proves those wrong who say that "Ideas are worthless".
If your idea was so simple that a friend could steal AND execute as YOU envisioned, your friend isn't he problem--your idea is.
Lots of people say that, but I don't think it's true. Just because an idea is simple doesn't mean it's a bad or unprofitable idea. MySpace was a really simple idea, most of which had been done before, just not all on the same site. The reason they were successful wasn't because of the strength of the idea, it was because they got their site out there when the only real competition was Friendster, and since their site…
http://journal.dedasys.com/articles/2007/04/26/ideas-are-worthless
If your idea was so simple that a friend could steal AND execute as YOU envisioned, your friend isn't he problem--your idea is.
Lots of people say that, but I don't think it's true. Just because an idea is simple doesn't mean it's a bad or unprofitable idea. MySpace was a really simple idea, most of which had been done before, just not all on the same site. The reason they were successful wasn't because of the strength of the idea, it was because they got their site out there when the only real competition was Friendster, and since their site…
Leverage the 53,651 meme to your advantage: contact all the Web 2.0 startup sites (Techcrunch, GigaOm, Webware, etc.) and tell them that her service is a rip-off of your idea.
Leverage the 53,651 meme to your advantage: contact all the Web 2.0 startup sites (Techcrunch, GigaOm, Webware, etc.) and tell them that her service is a rip-off of your idea.
That might give her more attention than she'll probably ever get.
Also, there's a possibility those site editors simply avoid mentioning her site at all, which would be just as good for the O.P.
A presentation and an hour talk surely hasn't given her much of an advantage. Go off and build your idea into a successful company. The day after it hits Techcrunch you'll have 50 competitors anyway.
Leverage the 53,651 meme to your advantage: contact all the Web 2.0 startup sites (Techcrunch, GigaOm, Webware, etc.) and tell them that her service is a rip-off of your idea.
In fact, her ripping off his idea could end up being better publicity than he would've gotten anywhere else.
What was the idea?