Her Invention Was Stolen by a Billion $ Company | Amanda Sima

About this episode

Amanda Sima shares her journey as an entrepreneur and the challenges she faced with her patented invention being allegedly copied by a major corporation.

In this episode (153), the twins talk to Amanda Sima. Amanda Saima is a serial founder, inventor, and entrepreneur who has built businesses in collegiate apparel, consumer products, and now media. In this episode, Amanda shares how a vintage Ohio State sweater inspired her first company, how she got into the complex world of collegiate licensing, and what she learned from sourcing products internationally. Then the conversation turns into a full founder thriller: Amanda explains how she created a patented disposable kids’ cup lid, why she believed it could be a billion-dollar idea, and how a major corporation allegedly copied it after she shared the concept with a manufacturer. We talk about patents, copycats, lawsuits, founder resilience, and why entrepreneurs have to turn pain into progress. #founderstory #startup #patents

People in this episode

Host: NF-Twins

Guest: Amanda Sima

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• patents
• startup
• founder resilience
• collegiate licensing

Keywords

• entrepreneur
• patent
• startup
• business
• invention
• lawsuit
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ohio State, billion-dollar company

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