A case about refilling and reselling printer cartridges made it to the Supreme Court
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Welcome to the 119th episode of the Inc. Uncensored podcast, hosted by Inc.’s editor Jim Ledbetter.
Staff writer Will Yakowicz talks about this week’s Supreme Court decision on a case between printer and inkjet cartridge manufacturer Lexmark and a small company that refills old Lexmark cartridges to sell at a discount. The ruling states that patent laws cannot be used to prevent reselling and has broad implications across the business world.
Reporter Emily Canal talks about the coolest, and weirdest, startups that snagged funding on Shark Tank this year. Canal discusses TekDry, which sells machines that dry smartphones in 30 minutes by using tiny silver balls that heat slowly and turn the liquid water to vapor, ReThink, which makes an app that helps prevent cyberbullying by giving the user a chance to reconsider posting a social media message if it contains offensive content, Milk Snob, which makes a breathable-fabric nursing cover, and more. Find out how much capital these companies raised and the details of the deals.
Lastly, the crew interviews Matt Gillin about how he started Ecount in his basement and sold it to Citi for over $200 million. Inc. executive director of editorial Jon Fine asks what it was like to go from the basement to selling to one of the world’s biggest banks in seven years.
As always, you can listen to individual episodes of the Inc. Uncensored podcast on the Panoply network or on iTunes, where you can also subscribe.