Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Leave it in the comments.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. We launched in January 2010 after burning through just $4k of cash. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Mark Suster (GRP Partners VC) nails it in this (audio, summary blog post) clip I borrowed from a recent ThisWeekInVentureCapital (#twivc) episode. I suggest you never call this person again for information TheNameInspector The founder of Kodak was George Eastman. I'd be happy to sign an nda. He invented the name Kodak.

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. Don’t leave anything out just because you and your co-founders already talked about it.

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Kodorra

AUGUST 23, 2018

Oh and by the way, typically angel investors don’t sign NDA (non-disclosure agreement), so they are most probably losing out on the cash too. Mistake – Choosing the Wrong Partner or Co-Founder. Your partner is most probably your good-old friend that you feel comfortable hanging out with. Let me guess.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!, Read More ».

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