chrissundberg.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA. You Need an NDA. The Myth: You need an NDA to protect your intellectual property. The Truth: A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be a useful document. They should not be used with investors, co-founders, advisors, etc. I sign an NDA.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Bill Wood, founder of Silverton Partners and an early General Partner at Austin Ventures before, said something that got me thinking (quoting from the SiliconHills article ): Because it’s easy to startup a company and doesn’t take a lot of money, Silverton Partners sees more startups forming, Wood said. in the long-run, I say!?—?success

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2016

First all employees, including founders, should sign invention assignment agreements. A company needs a well-thought-out patent application on file, or a signed NDA to protect against potential loss of patent rights. To ensure that your company owns its intellectual property, follow a few basic steps. What should my IP strategy be?

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

See Also: Got “Founder Fit”? 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). Filing for trademark protection.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

If youve read my Cult of the NDA article (which, by the way, remains one of the most-read articles on this blog), then you know that I think good luck and good execution are far more important to success in a startup than a Really Big Idea. They didnt even offer to sign an NDA. AIM Screen Name: DFNfrozenNorth. Categories. Statistics.

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grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Don’t Even Ask for an NDA This just makes me laugh. UPDATE: It is of course perfectly reasonable to ask for an NDA before giving away the super secret sauce. As a corollary, cold call a VC and try and get them to sign an NDA before your first meeting. It means there actually might be a market for your idea.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

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? Finding cofounders is a biggy, and because 99.9%

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. Don’t leave anything out just because you and your co-founders already talked about it.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

I suggest you never call this person again for information TheNameInspector The founder of Kodak was George Eastman. I'd be happy to sign an nda. View More » Entertainment 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Co. Was looking for something like this. thank you Edouard Reinach kodak is not a word made from nothing.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. Why bootstrap? Either way, bootstrapping is a viable model.

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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. As I reached out to successful investors and entrepreneurs, I made each of them signed my nifty NDA. I co-founded FlightCaster. And while I knew she wouldnt steal it, I needed to be very careful.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? Should I require and NDA? However, one of my co-founders doesn’t seem to be as motivated as the rest of us. If you’re looking to find / earn a technical co-founder then Andrew’s article is the best read. Non of this academic stuff.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. You need a Co-Founder, not an Engineering Bitch. Treat everyone you hire like a co-founder. No one funded us.

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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. It can be a good strategy to bring just the CEO because 1-on-1 rapport is easier to build but if you have equally strong co-founders bring them. Critically at the partners meeting you should have 2-3 people.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

The biggest tip I can give when hiring on oDesk or Elance is: a phone call, or short Skype session goes a long way,” says Cody McGraw, founder of SCOUT Military Discounts. “I’ve I tried to hire only Americans due to legality issues when I have a project that requires a NDA contract,” says Daniel Alarcon, a content writer for CallTools.

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ConversionXL

JULY 31, 2019

As CrazyEgg’s co-founder, Hiten Shah, puts it : “When customers have countless choices available to them in the market, they are prone to shop around for the best price.”. I can’t share specifics due to an NDA.) Most SaaS marketers and founders in the group say they’d rather grandfather old customers forever.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

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Kodorra

AUGUST 23, 2018

Oh and by the way, typically angel investors don’t sign NDA (non-disclosure agreement), so they are most probably losing out on the cash too. Mistake – Choosing the Wrong Partner or Co-Founder. Mistake – Believing You Don’t Have Any Competitors. Let me guess.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Then remove half." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy. ." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy.

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www.theverge.com

JUNE 20, 2012

A string quartet played a medley of pop radio hits as several hundreds startup founders, Goldman Sachs bankers, and venture capital investors, chatted over drinks inside a gleaming neon temple of Angel Orensanz in lower Manhattan. Capital will be harder to come by, and founders will be more open to sell. By Ben Popper 06.19.2012.

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