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The cult of the NDA

www.frozennorth.org

Sunday - September 28, 2003 at 03:37 AM in. The cult of the NDA. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were the order of the day. One startup even printed its NDA on the back of visitors badges, just like a software "shrink wrap" agreement: "By accepting this visitors badge, you agree to the terms of this Non-Disclosure Agreement."

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In Venture Capital, Should You Be a Momentum or a Value Investor?

David Teten

In 2000, LPs invested $104b into 638 funds, but by 2003, LPs’ commitment rate had dropped to just $11b into 161 funds. Remember how they all said they wouldn’t sign an NDA? But VC is historically and consistently cyclical. The Momentum model depends in part on more and more venture capital being readily available. Time allocation.