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Posts Tagged ‘Garnish Health’

Startup leader exits Sickweather CEO role to lead East Coast tech incubator

By Tommy Felts | September 6, 2019

Serial entrepreneur Graham Dodge is headed back to the East Coast to lead a tech incubator after exiting his position as CEO of Sickweather, one of the KC-based Sprint Accelerator’s early success stories. “I will be moving back to Maryland for MAGIC [the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory], but my goal is to stay connected with…

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Sickweather spent 8 years and $100K+ to obtain a patent; Is IP protection worth the cost?

By Tommy Felts | July 16, 2019

Graham Dodge wanted to check a box for investors seeking security for his crowdsourced sickness forecasting startup Sickweather, he said. Obtaining a patent for the technology, however, proved a tougher task to chart.  “We just wanted to protect ourselves to build value in the company,” said Dodge, CEO of Sickweather, as well as Garnish Health,…

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Crowdfunding sites won’t pay your medical bills, Sickweather CEO says, launching reciprocating donation platform

By Tommy Felts | June 10, 2019

Crowdfunding can help, but such tactics are unlikely to cover the medical bills of a person struggling with mounting healthcare costs, Graham Dodge said. “The unrealistic amount of self promotion needed to reach people outside your own personal network — which can happen if the media picks up on your story — is the main…

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