I'm not a founder, but am currently en route to being one (shortly, I hope) :)
Again, I didn't defend the right of the event/moderator/crowd to get a startup's data. But they have the right to ask for it, just like a founder has the right to refuse to give it up.
Startup events operate under an implicit or explicit give-and-take model. You get exposure in return for giving up insightful data about your startup. If you're not comfortable giving away data, by all means don't. But don't expect all other startups at such events to do the same. Let each one decide for themselves?
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I'm not a founder, but am currently en route to being one (shortly, I hope) :)
Again, I didn't defend the right of the event/moderator/crowd to get a startup's data. But they have the right to ask for it, just like a founder has the right to refuse to give it up.
Startup events operate under an implicit or explicit give-and-take model. You get exposure in return for giving up insightful data about your startup. If you're not comfortable giving away data, by all means don't. But don't expect all other startups at such events to do the same. Let each one decide for themselves?