Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). And we figured that unless litigation was going to be our business strategy, NDA’s would have inhibited the back-and-forth that made us smarter. (Welcome to the Internet bubble.) That’s not found in a set of slides.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Every one of these companies believed they had a unique idea, either a piece of technology, a business model, or a way of building a product. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were the order of the day. Good venture capitalists understand this, and many will refuse to sign an NDA before looking at a business plan.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Gather your market research, your business plan, and your prototype and make your presentation to potential CTOs. If you require a non-disclosure agreement for me to simply even hear your idea, I’m going to walk away unless you’re a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates type of figure. Rework it as necessary.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? NDAs would make it impossible to do business. Give everybody pages of the deck they’re to cover or parts of the demo for which they are to talk. This isn’t weakness – it’s leadership. What is a VC looking for?

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