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Colgan: Cellbreaker has never lost a contract dispute case
“A hundred percent. ... The only exception to that is especially early on when we were figuring out what our model was going to be, we would occasionally issue refunds if somebody said, okay, like that's not what I thought I was getting. So we would improve our…”
Colgan: Sprint has the highest density of customer hatred
“I would say the highest density of hatred for a carrier would be Sprint.”
Colgan: 2011 Supreme Court Ruling Shut Down Cell Contract Class Actions
“In 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States basically issued a ruling that said the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law, and so it all but shut down the efficacy of class action lawsuits in the case of things like cell phone contracts.”
Colgan: Founders must play the strength of their hand, not their bank account
“Play the strength of your hands, not the strength of your bank account. So basically a lot of times when you're building an early stage startup you know, your ambition outstrips your resources. And it takes a lot of courage and a lot of boldness to make the de…”
Colgan: Chances of a class action against Verizon are slim
“So, to answer your question, yeah, there are probably lots of people wanting to sue Verizon for the exact same reason, but the chances that that's going to happen as a class are slim to none.”
Colgan: Cellbreaker's next valuation will exceed $10M if run rate holds
“If we hit our run rate numbers, if we stay on track there, it'll be above ten million.”
Colgan: Cellbreaker charges 35% of saved contract termination fees
“We charge 35% of what we save the customer, which consists exclusively of early termination fees.”
Colgan: Cellbreaker reached a $13M run rate in August 2015
“So we saw about 13,000 users pass through. And we were on track for a thirteen million dollar annual run rate.”
Colgan: 'Justice as a Service' Startups Will Eventually Overlap and Compete
“The companies that are in the space all kind of started with a different segment, and we've all said publicly that we intend to eventually overlap with our competitors”