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

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A full RSS feed to the articles is available. Subscribe to the OnStartups.com RSS feed. 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. .

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

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Your product must solve an actual need, have a profitable market size, differentiate itself from the competition, generate sufficient interest from your target market, be cost-effective to produce in a timely manner, and have a clear marketing path. Research the cost of advertising your product. Sign that person to an NDA if necessary.

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

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Details on which costs you chose to attack first (technical debt vs. free subscriptions vs. UX) is something all web businesses should think about. She asks me to sign an NDA, which I do. Can you say how long you estimated it would take, given your purchase costs and ongoing expenses, to make the acquisition profitable?

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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You're going to spend many multiples of what the domain name would have cost you to create brand recognition. I'd be happy to sign an nda. Apple Declared "Marketer of the Decade" This iPhone 4 Costs $8 Million Next Apple Event Goes "Back to the Mac" View More » Mobile Starbucks Stores in New York Now Acce.

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Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode: The Real Reasons Why Startups Don't Talk

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A full RSS feed to the articles is available. Subscribe to the OnStartups.com RSS feed. ” Or, “We’d need you to sign an NDA or confidentiality agreement before we can reveal our plans.” and this is the cost of which i speak. About This Blog. This site is for entrepreneurs. dharmesh on Twitter.

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How To Bootstrap Your Startup

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Vendor long-list - build a “long-list&# of possible software vendors and NDA them all, but don’t rely on it (more on this later). How much will this cost? But producing a professional and slick product costs money. It is often said that bootstrapping is cheap. Our team is 5 engineers, 2 QA and a project manager.

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

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Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Should I require and NDA? I have a proposal written up including full cost and revenue projections. There is opportunity cost that should always be considered. Then launch.