Software By Rob
FEBRUARY 28, 2012
This is final installment of a 3-part series covering my acquisition of HitTail. Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? Due diligence is the most important part of the process because it dictates whether you should move forward with the acquisition, and at what price. Photo by psiaki.
Up and Running
JULY 25, 2016
Even from the outset, Pied Piper had problems related to IP, with the founder having to beg a local irrigation company for the rights to the company name. Given that Pied Piper is both a startup and a tech company, the frequency with which IP comes up isn’t surprising—over 90 percent of a startup’s value is in its intangible assets.
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www.humbledmba.com
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
I had taken classes on IP, first-mover advantage, etc. I hired a lawyer, and he gave us an NDA template and told us that anyone that had knowledge of our proprietary data had to sign it. I hired a lawyer, and he gave us an NDA template and told us that anyone that had knowledge of our proprietary data had to sign it.
www.paulgraham.com
OCTOBER 23, 2010
The market price is less than the inconvenience of signing an NDA. So the acquisition came toa screeching halt while we tried to sort this out. But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. That shows how much a mere idea is worth. Dont do what we did.
maplebutter.com
JANUARY 8, 2013
Should I require and NDA? Acquisition / Lifetime Value, etc. I can’t offer any amazing technology or IP, but I can solve a few problems by just doing it “right”, and not the way it’s being forced on people right now. customer acquisition, like Launchrock, you called that something, what was that again?
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