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Why Lawsuits Are On the Rise at Startups and What To Do About It

Both Sides of the Table

I angel funded a company 5 years ago. Because no VCs would fund them with a pending lawsuit of this nature. I funded a company where the CEO stepped down. I funded a US company that bought a URL and a brand name and filed for a trademark. Lawsuits are on the rise. They won two big national contracts. He sued anyways.

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Interview with Andrew Schydlowsky, TrackStreet: Brand Protection Using AI

socalTECH

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. How long have you been doing this, and who is backing you?

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3 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know about Indiana Innovation

Xconomy

In fact, they led the way for the state’s GDP growth of 3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, which was the highest in the nation , according to the U.S. Indiana’s institutes of higher education have become centers of entrepreneurship, supporting their faculty, staff, and students.

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