mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Johnson also says that search engine issues have affected the style of names. People consciously try to create names with unique keywords so theirs will be the only result in targeted Google searches. Amidst all the search engine and domain name drama, consider that names are memorable when they sound good. Is It Sticky?

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Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

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%

Stealth 68

Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

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.

Cofounder 47

Cofounder NDA Founder Sweat Equity 47

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.

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

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.

Stealth 90

Stealth NDA Startup IP 90

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. 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.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

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. Previous Entries.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185