Failed New York City startup Quirky has risen from the dead. Quirky was founded in 2009 with the goal of “making invention accessible” by creating a platform for inventors to submit their ideas, which Quirky could then manufacture and sell. But the …
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Quirky, an ambitious crowdsourced invention start-up, which raised $ 185 million from investors that included General Electric and leading venture capital firms, filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday. The failure of the company, based in New York, will surely …
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Startup invention company Quirky Inc., which specializes in developing products to control household appliances with smartphones and other devices, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy to launch a sale. The company filed for bankruptcy with a plan to sell …
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How Quirky Turns Ideas Into Inventions
Popular Mechanics Like many a great invention, Jake Zien's power strip was born of frustration. After completing his junior year of high school, the Milwaukee native was taking a summer course in industrial design at the Rhode Island School of Design when the surge … |
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GE + Quirky + Inventions = A Dubious Deal
Forbes The inventor's payback is just 12.6% of whatever revenue the invention makes, which would be fine, except for the requirement for the inventor to sign away their IP in the process. This is, to say the least, hardly fair if Quirky goes on to capitalize … |