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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. Lots of thoughts here. But let's leave that aside for a minute.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. Lots of thoughts here. But let's leave that aside for a minute.

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Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

onstartups.com

Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). In my role as angel investor and informal startup advisor, the issue of NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) comes up about once or twice a month. . Given that most sophisticated people (investors, partners, etc.)

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How to Hire a CRO Agency: A Process to Get It Right

ConversionXL

Once your in-house team maxes out conversions for that funnel, what will they do next? Conversion rates are low—or unknown. Codecademy has always had strong traffic, but we just didn’t have a lot of expertise in conversion.”. Other companies have trouble nailing down their conversion rate due to analytics challenges.

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Going to Raise VC? Here’s a Primer on Process, People, Deck

Both Sides of the Table

Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? Meet with one person from the firm – partner or associate. If you can meet a partner up front it’s always best but sometimes it’s not possible. Meet with one person from the firm – partner or associate. What is the VC process?

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

www.virtuosimedia.com

If your presentation is compelling and detailed enough, you might be able to get them to become a full partner. Inflexibility – If you are bringing me on as a partner, I become equally interested in seeing it succeed. Gather your market research, your business plan, and your prototype and make your presentation to potential CTOs.

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Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA

chrissundberg.com

The Truth: A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be a useful document. Then maybe I talk to Brad Feld and during the course of our conversation he asks if I’d be interested in partnering with Foundry Group to invest in a mobile app that does XYY, which is similar, though not identical to your app.

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