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Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product by matz1 on Monday April 22, 2019 @01:24PM (#19720740)
Then can't you too find other investor for yourself ? You have the advantage being the one that come out with the idea to sell it to the investor.

Or heck pitch it to the same investor too.

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Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product by PeterCorless on Monday April 22, 2019 @05:45PM (#19723301)
No investor will get involved with a company that is presently undergoing major intellectual property litigation. IP lawsuits are the kiss of death for VCs.
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Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product by matz1 on Monday April 22, 2019 @06:36PM (#19723735)
Do you mean kiss of death for both Otonomo and smartcar ?
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Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product by stingraycharles on Monday April 22, 2019 @03:57PM (#19722266)
They should definitely reach out to the investor. But not before getting proper legal advice on the matter.
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Re:Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product by frandroid on Monday April 22, 2019 @04:48PM (#19722822)
eyeroll

Investor: "Oh I wonder what other IP we can steal from them under the guise of due diligence"

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