Riley uncovers a disturbing pattern in Silicon Valley's mentor-protégé relationships, revealing how trusted advisors systematically extract ideas and manipulate young innovators through emotional dependency. As Marcus and Riley dig deeper into failed startup relationships, they expose the psychological tactics used by mentors who steal not just intellectual property, but entire dreams and life's work from the brilliant engineers who trust them most.

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