Founder Shield Monthly Roundup: June 2018
Carl Niedbala
COO & Co-Founder
COO & Co-Founder
Hey everyone! Welcome to our first ever monthly round-up where we highlight the best of what’s going on in the world (and our office). Here are the highlights from this month:
Read the blog posts below
Enjoy your independence day plans and some light reading below…because we all know you’ll be worrying about how to protect your company while sitting on the beach 🙂
Carl
Co-Founder & COO
Every month we like to feature some of our awesome, innovative clients in our monthly newsletter (you can sign up here if haven’t already) but this month we’ve decided to feature them here as well! Check them out:
Clyde is a venture-backed technology company transforming insurance at the point of sale, starting with the underserved and highly profitable extended warranty industry. Their marketplace of insurance and administrator partnerships, combined with plug-in technology, enables them to offer this passive revenue source to the medium and long-tale of the market at scale.
Clyde transforms a 6-month, costly process into a 3-minute, free process, and uses their network of stores to optimize margins and service quality. Clyde’s vision is to build the stripe for insurance, providing businesses with tools and support and transforming customer’s purchasing experience.
Fair Harbor produces super high-quality, sustainable swimwear. Using recycled plastic bottles and upcycled coconuts, their boardshorts, swim trunks, performance shorts, and casual shorts are versatile, durable, and really good looking. Their newly launched women’s swim collection is similarly sleek, stylish and sustainably produced. Take them out to the beach, the gym, the boardwalk, or the bar.
Fair Harbour has been kind enough to offer an exclusive discount for Founder Shield readers. For 15% off your next order use code “FOUNDER” at checkout.
Determining what type of labor to use W2 (full time) or 1099 (independent contractors) can be confusing. We break down how to classify your employees, the impact of recent court rulings and how to decide what’s best for your business. Read the full post…
Every year Verizon releases a report that details real-world security incidents, data breaches, and the trends behind them. We discuss 5 takeaways every business needs to know. Read the full post…
Not surprisingly, the young cannabis industry (the legal part of it is young at least) is experiencing some growing pains. It is plagued with copyright lawsuits and a patent race which is viewed by some as a power grab by specific companies to eventually push out smaller, local growers. We examine some of the recent patent court cases against new cannabis startups. Read the full post over on Alpharoot.
Monarq Incubator
We want to give a shout out to Monarq, an incubator that empowers Women-led companies to take the next step with their startups. While only 2% of female-led companies get venture funding, 1/3rd of Monarqs Cohort II have already raised their seed and pre-seed rounds. They’re currently seeking new applicants for the program – You can apply here and check out more about the program below:
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