On August 20th, 2024 Ryan Rosoff officially stole this idea from me when he published the website for his “Living Lens Memoirs.” At the time, he was a mentor at Startup Tucson, where I was actively signed up for and building this business.
There is no question that Ryan stole this idea from a registered entrepreneur at Startup Tucson and then used his local connections to immediately get a writeup in Tucson Weekly and other outlets. How cute that his face was plastered on the cover of Tucson Weekly instead of, let’s say, him and an elder that the business is completely reliant on…
Informing Startup Tucson lead to zero action and actually felt as though they were covering for Ryan. I was reminded that there are no non-competes or NDAs implemented at Startup Tucson, which allows bald, slimy men like Ryan to steal ideas from young entrepreneurs.
This was a great reminder of how terrible Startup Tucson is and how people and non-profits like theirs do not actually support local businesses / entrepreneurs at all. They use people for their own gain.
I have shut down this business and will not provide this service in Tucson ever again. Ryan and Startup Tucson have shown me that my skills and ideas are better suited outside of Tucson, a place where losers like him thrive.
