Derek Girard
Owner and Principal Consultant, DGirard Consulting. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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He created MyRepChat, a compliant client-texting platform for financial advisors that he scaled and sold in late 2023. He is also the author of Put to the Test and the owner of DGirard Consulting.
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1appearances
5statements
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Everything Derek Girard said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Girard: Attorneys omitted IP assignment clause from lead programmer uncle's contract
“And we went back to our first, we went back to our first attorneys and I said, this is what they're claiming. He said, no, we put an assignment in every document we do. And I said, great. Where's that assignment? Where's that, that sentence? And he said, oh sh…”
Girard: Self-confidence is a terrible substitute for self-awareness
“Self-confidence is a terrible substitution for self-awareness.”
Girard: Startup faced simultaneous lawsuits from competitor, investor, and uncle
“So there was a competitor that sued us for patent infringement. That was the first lawsuit. I woke up to receiving that notification. And then the investor that I had piled on, he filed a state lawsuit and then my uncle. My uncle's attorneys filed a lawsuit on…”
Girard: Federal jury invalidated competitor's patent and found no infringement
“And the other one, the patent case after three and a half years ended up going to trial for eight days in federal court. And at the end of it, the jury agreed that we don't infringe on their patents. And conversely, they agreed with our counterclaims that thei…”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Derek's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 WE LIVE TO BUILDLEDGER | Owner and Principal Consultant, DGirard Consulting | 1 | 5 | 100% 2/2 | full record on We Live to Build → |