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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

This is often referred to in the creative community as a “ work-for-hire agreement.”. How does all of this translate into legal documents for the typical startup? Get a contract , if only a simple one-pager, stating that everything the contractor produces on the company’s dime is the property of the startup.

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Tips For Protecting Intellectual Property

YoungUpstarts

Have Employees Sign Non-Disclosures. If you work with a team or have employees, it is important to have them sign non-disclosure agreements to cover the security of your intellectual property. Obtain assistance to have the non-disclosures well-written to keep your ideas safe from being taken.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

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).

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Crowdsourced Writing Projects on crowdSPRING

crowdSPRING Blog

Since May 2008, the crowdSPRING community (now over 50,000 creatives, from 170+ countries!) We’re thrilled to offer individuals and companies around the world access to an incredible community of writers. Tap into a global community ready to help you. Technical (documentation, manuals, white papers). Domain names.

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

www.virtuosimedia.com

Community Resources. Benjamin Kuker May 17, 2011 Tweet I have a feeling I might step on a few toes with this article, but finding a technical cofounder for an online business idea is a topic that I’ve seen come up often across a number of business community websites. Our Newsletters Contact Us. About Virtuosi Media. Our Services.

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13 Helpful Organization and Productivity Apps For Small Businesses

crowdSPRING Blog

There are text, presentations, spreadsheets, and other documents you need to share. There are robust apps available that go beyond the productivity and document features you’d expect. Many of them extend or innovate the entire concept of documents in powerful ways. We are in a golden age for productivity apps.

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The Dos And Don’ts Of Selling Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Because most of these buyers are gonna use a disclosure document that's gonna have a big open question saying, is there anything important you haven't yet told me about this business. They reach out to the broker or the seller and then they're probably gonna be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement.