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Founder Sues Own Company He Built | Hartford News
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Austin McChord, founder of Datto now owned by Kaseya, is locked in legal battles with his own startup, Slide — the very company he built — over trade secrets, patents, and employee agreements. After selling Datto for $1.5 billion, McChord launched Slide with $70 million in funding, sparking lawsuits that question who owns ideas when employees jump ship. One case was dismissed, but the patent fight continues, with Datto seeking to block Slide’s products. The drama underscores a rising tide of trade secret lawsuits and the blurry line between industry knowledge and protected IP.
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