Disclaimer: This is a personal account of a series of events I was directly involved in. This is merely my perspective…..

…He wrote that . . ….

1. It’s not your fault. The people saying you are naive have never run into a professional con man. It is very hard to detect one if you haven’t seen one before. Maybe you were inexperienced, but so is everyone the first time.

2. As you said, after the fact, there are dozens of clues that they are not playing straight with you. In my case, we eventually found out that everything the con man ever said was a lie. Every single word. In the future, even one “red flag” should make you run for the hills.

3. This guy has no skills except conning people in various ways. He is not going to be able to build the web site. Go ahead and use your code and build what you wanted to build. What’s he going to do? Sue you for using the code he stole from you? If you didn’t legally sign the code over to him you still own it.

Good luck!

p.s. It’s “career”, not “carrier”.

In the beginning, what did you really need Tanner for? Brainstorming sessions? No real capital inflow from the guy.

It seemed like after you involved him, the iPhone app become more about an adaptation of his studio than an iPhone app to help people.

I don’t think he was a con-man. Although he definitely had a domineering personality.

Rediculous story. Wish I could hear every one else’s side.

You made several, nay a multitude, of classic business mistakes that are so naive you come across like a kid.

Firstly, you have to remember the mantra: “There are NO friends in business”

Secondly, if it aint on paper, it aint worth sheeeeet.

Thirdly, if someone comes in as a ‘consultant’/'advisor’ role, they stay just that.

Hopefully, the experience has wizened you up to the fact that not only did you get reamed but you both grabbed your ankles and begged for it.

And I hate to say this, but it has to be said: beware the con-men in government who promise you untold riches and freebies in exchange for your vote, too.

What Tanner did was borderline illegal, and nasty… but if he was a politician, and doing it in government, people would call him “a man of the people.”

So beware that.