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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

A note about NDAs: 1) almost no experienced entrepreneurs/VCs will sign them (in fact, you asking them too is widely considered a sign of inexperience), 2) It’s not clear they have any real value – are you really going to spend years suing someone who signed an NDA? link] What’s the right amount of seed money to raise?

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How to Start a Startup

www.paulgraham.com

The market price is less than the inconvenience of signing an NDA. Another sign of how little the initial idea is worth is the numberof startups that change their plan en route. Because so little money is involved, raising seedcapital is comparatively easy-- at least in the sense of getting aquick yes or no. Well, it doesnt.

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