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Idea stolen during an interview. What should I do?

29 points interviewwtf | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 21:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.207s | source

Keeping this intentionally vague.

I interviewed with a series B company a couple of months ago. During the interview with the CTO I proposed a way that could effectively 3X their MAU. They were genuinely impressed by it, and stated they didn't think of that. Like it seemed natural, and I'm considered an expert in this field.

I ended up not getting the job, and not thinking much of it. Fast-forward a couple of months, and it's their new growth strategy. I got no credit for this, and not even a call back. Is there anything I can do?

1. austin-cheney ◴[18 Oct 24 00:29 UTC] No.41875224[source]▶
If there is no NDA you are likely SOL. In the world of IP that would be voluntary disclosure of a trade secret.

In JavaScript land you never have to worry about anything like this, because everyone immediately disavows trust in any idea the moment they meet the developer behind it.