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OwlFactor is now The Factual. Also — how not to name your startup.

I’m delighted to announce that today we’re rebranding OwlFactor as The Factual.

When we founded OwlFactor we envisioned our technology as a utility that helps people evaluate the news and…

OwlFactor launches Trusted News Service to combat biased and fake news

Why isn’t there a Netflix for News?

For most content — music, video, TV — there are subscription models that allow people to access a…

The best and worst news stories on the Migrant Caravan

Announcing OwlFactor (formerly CivikOwl) — The smart way to get good news

You asked for journalist rankings Elon — OwlFactor delivers

Can you trust the news you are reading?

When I was a kid my parents subscribed to three newspapers. I never knew why they picked those three but each paper had different comic strips so I was happy. Years later my father explained that the newspapers provided different political views. Reading all…

Lessons learned on the road to product-market-fit: the CivikOwl story

We’ve been working on CivikOwl for 15 months and may finally have that elusive product-market-fit. Getting here was painful as the many pivots tested the team’s confidence and mine. Many nights I’d ask myself…