That's what I keep thinking reading this. Slides? They stole ... slides? Not customer lists, or research notes, or software. Just slides? Come on. Is that really what passes for evidence of "hard work" on the marketing side of things. Is a good powerpoint really going to make or break a company?
Professional looking slides can take a ridiculous amount of time to create and they add zero value outside of their intended presentation. Honestly, for an early stage start up the safest and best thing to steal is probably their slides. Stealing code creates long term problems, and if you have a customer list worth stealing then you are already a significant competitor.
maybe slide duplication is the easiest to discover and verify.
sound advice regardless! thanks for the uplifting post. fear mongering is crummy. i'm glad to have found a source that is both entertaining, useful and upbeat (telling it like it is!).
