Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) Type of IP. _. Contract, NDA. _. Under California law, employers may own inventions that are “related to employer’s reasonably anticipated R&D.” Types of Intellectual Property Protection.

Intellectual Property 213

Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

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. In Customer Discovery we were learning as much from them as they did from us.

Silicon Valley 225

Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 225

www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. Standard 1-way/bi-lateral NDA's, standard templates for an employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company are on my wish-list too.

Finance 40

Finance Term Sheet Vesting LLC 40

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The market price is less than the inconvenience of signing an NDA. But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. Before you consummate a startup, ask everyone about their previous IP history. That shows how much a mere idea is worth. Dont do what we did.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105