You know, I was dumb enough at the time, it's possible I signed a non-disclosure or non-compete before even having the meeting with this "founder". I genuinely don't remember, but it's possible, in which case if I had tried doing that I might have been sued. I don't know how successful they would have been.
That's understandable. Some people lie, and pretend they "have connections" and "know the right people" and "can get funding" and "are good at getting the customers and marketing", and people with the right charm can pull off the deceit. I could have fallen for this when young if someone offered me this. Luckily for me they didn't!
