Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Most of these are easy to avoid if you do your homework up front, but can cost you dearly if you get sucked in. If you feel confused by conflicting time zones, differing currencies, and up-front costs, it’s time to run the other way. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement.

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Technical Review Due Diligence Non-disclosure Agreement Term Sheet 371

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2019

Most of these are easy to avoid if you do your homework up front, but can cost you dearly if you get sucked in. If you feel confused by conflicting time zones, differing currencies, and up-front costs, it’s time to run the other way. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement.

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Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Term Sheet 228

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

Most of these are easy to avoid if you do your homework up front, but can cost you dearly if you get sucked in. If you feel confused by conflicting time zones, differing currencies, and up-front costs, it’s time to run the other way. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement.

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Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Most of these are easy to avoid if you do your homework up front, but can cost you dearly if you get sucked in. If you feel confused by conflicting time zones, differing currencies, and up-front costs, it’s time to run the other way. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement.

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Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 202

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 6, 2013

Obviously you need to clearly understand your situation and your cost benefit analysis so that you can go into the deal with a solid understanding of what is a huge success for yourself. What would be a above and beyond success for that party and what would be below their expectations? Understand your deal limitations.

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Technical Review Securities and Exchange Commission Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence 164

Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

It’s possible to have a company with literally millions of customers (users) that employs only a handful of people, working in a small rented office, with hardware and software costing in the tens of thousands rather than millions of dollars. Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description.

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Intellectual Property Technical Review Software Review IP 149

Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

Drop into a store that you think would be a great candidate for stocking your product in the future. 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.

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Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Non-Compete Naming 60