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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

If the pitch is offline, the audience is likely to small and mostly budding entrepreneurs. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Is Crowd-Funding the Answer When Investors Decline?

Startup Professionals Musings

If the pitch is offline, the audience is likely to small and mostly budding entrepreneurs. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

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Try to sample your ideal audience, and not just anyone. If you want to explain your idea to someone in-depth and are worried potential theft, you can get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)—a legal document that states both parties intent to keep information confidential. The non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

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Don’t Count on Crowd-Funding to Save Your Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

If the pitch is offline, the audience is likely to small and mostly budding entrepreneurs. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

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If the pitch is offline, the audience is likely to small and mostly budding entrepreneurs. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

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The Importance of Partnership Agreements, NDAs, and Security: Lessons from HBO’s “Silicon Valley”

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Considering how important a partnership agreement is to the foundation of any business, it’s advisable to speak with an attorney if you have any questions or doubts about which course you should take. Violating non-disclosure agreements. You can learn more about non-disclosure agreements here.

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Crowd-Funding is a Bad Approach for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

If the pitch is offline, the audience is likely to small and mostly budding entrepreneurs. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. No one contemplates including a business plan, investor presentation, or even the equivalent of an executive summary. Intellectual property is jeopardized.