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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

Customer Development We were starting Epiphany, my last company. I was out and about in Silicon Valley doing what I would now call Customer Discovery trying to understand how marketing departments in large corporations worked. We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

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

maplebutter.com

I need a good reliable developer and also a mentor to help guide me through the process. Should I require and NDA? 2) Co-Founders are the largest form of dilution (if you’re raising) 3) Everything around LeanStartup / Customer Development 4) Understand the micro economics of your business early. Then launch. 1) Hire A’s.