Joseph JilovecThere’s a silent "theft" happening in tech that most people don't see. An independent developer spends months building a brilliant AI project on GitHub—doing 95% of the heavy lifting. Then, a well-funded company comes along, forks the code, adds 5% of their own "flavor," and suddenly they're the ones getting the multi-million dollar Angel funding.
It’s called Open Source Strip-Mining. Big money isn't looking for the best innovators; they're looking for the best owners. They hire people they "like better" to manage your work, effectively burying the original creator under a pile of VC cash and marketing.