A short first-person anecdote by Vince Reed recounting how his company received a cease-and-desist alleging IP theft. He describes an angry reaction and a surprising legal-team response — partners applauding and saying that being sued signals you are a "real" company.
So I get back home and again, instead of celebrating this amazing event, you know, I get the email of, you know, cease and desist from this company that created the pages that said we basically were stealing their ip. And you know, I'm boiling. I'm extremely hot. And I remember I call my, you know, legal team on the phone and, you know, they have me on speakerphone. We had to set up this crazy meeting and like all of the, like, you know, partners in the company are there and I'm hearing clapping in the background. Like people are clapping and they're like, congratulate the congratulations. Congratulating me. And I'm getting more angry as every clap happens. I'm like, is this a joke? What's funny? And why are you guys clapping? To make a long story short, they're like, congratulations, you're now a real company. You're not a real business until someone tries to sue you. And I'm like, really?
