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Startup Lessons: 4 Companies Facing Product Lawsuits

The Startup Magazine

Here are 4 companies that have faced legal action due to the distribution of a toxic or otherwise dangerous product. Beginning in 2013, large automakers like Honda and Ford began recalling their vehicles due to their inclusion of Takata airbags. The company had to file for bankruptcy later that year. Remington’s Rifles.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Second in importance only to talented people, IP in all its forms is the key asset comprising most of the value of any tech startup. Instagram is a textbook example.)

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The Great Retail Reinvention: How the Internet Is Reshaping the Way We Buy Clothing

View from Seed

We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns. In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying.

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What Angel Investing & Florida Condos Have in Common

Both Sides of the Table

We jockey to make sure the press release has our names on it. It’s true that it’s cheaper to start companies now and cheaper to get distribution. This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. .&# It is the new calling card. It is the new cocktail party conversation. Or a quick flip.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

online.wsj.com

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

After thinking about how much I enjoyed helping her business grow and learning all I could about business structure, marketing, SEO and social media to name a few, I decided to take these new skills and help other small business owners. First, we built relationships with 10+ colleges, getting distribution rights to their students.