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		ivankirigin on April 6, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Similar startups that have emerged from the YCombi... Your word and reputation are certainly worth far more than a single shared idea. Those are pretty strong incentives.

ryanmnly on April 6, 2009 [–]

I would assume that if a VC got the reputation of taking ideas and pushing them to other groups instead of the originators, it would kill their credibility. And without credibility, no one is going to go to them for funding.

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