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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. This will only be disclosed when there is an NDA in place. But let's leave that aside for a minute.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. This will only be disclosed when there is an NDA in place. But let's leave that aside for a minute.

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The Top 5 Intellectual Property Mistakes

Up and Running

My business doesn’t have IP. 100% of businesses have Intellectual Property (IP). IP is not just for tech businesses or inventors. Even if you simply decide to launch a crowdfunding campaign, you’re exposing your IP to risk. Everyone will sign an NDA. What IP do you have? Why is IP so important for investors?

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If I Launched a Startup

The Startup Lawyer

7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations. (8) 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. (11) 11) Handling of “Lost Founders&# : Lock Down the IP. 1) Length of NDA: 0 pages. (2) 1) Entity Choice: Corporation or Corporation. (2)

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If I Launched a Startup

The Startup Lawyer

7) Founders Equity Split: Depends on the Team, But Quickly and After the Awkward & Difficult Conversations. (8) 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. (11) 11) Handling of “Lost Founders&# : Lock Down the IP (then Wish Them Well). 1) Length of NDA: 0 pages. (2) 4) Type of Shares: Common Stock.

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 3)

Software By Rob

Essentially, the website was in bad shape both visually and in terms of conversions. She asks me to sign an NDA, which I do. I hired a lawyer with experience in IP website acquisitions to draft up a custom agreement. Once she expressed interest in a potential sale I signed an NDA and she provided numbers. Conclusion.

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Series Seed Financing Documents

www.seriesseed.com

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. TrackBack URL for this entry: [link]. They are word docs so the.doc extension should work.

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