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As the CEO/founder of three companies in the United States and the United Kingdom, I’ve developed a deep appreciation for the challenges and joys of being an entrepreneur in various countries. Myfirst company, X-IT Products, was named one of United States ‘Top 10 Start-ups in 1999′ by a top Entrepreneurial magazine.

I came up with the idea for the World’s Smallest, Safest, Strongest Fire Escape ladder and brought it to market with Kevin Dodge and Aldo DiBelardino.

Here’s a video about the company and the experience…I decided to move on after the battle but Aldo stuck around…

Let me know what you think….

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Gregg Sullivan said on 09-12-2009

Aldo say’s in the news report that it was his idea. It’s very common to see investors claim they are the inventor. This reminds me of when VC’s us the phrase”my company”.
Andrew said on 23-12-2009

Hey Greg – Aldo was not an investor but worked with me to develop the product – he was the ‘engineer’ that toyed with the prototypes, their testing and the manufacturer. He’s also on the patent as an inventor. Hope that clears it up.

Andrew

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