Potential trade secret protection can be lost if no reasonable measures of protection are taken to keep the information secret, like an NDA. 3) “I have a NDA with the contractor and so my company owns the rights.&#. simple NDA does not transfer IP rights. See my previous post on the subject of the work for hire doctrine. MORE >>

By unusual coincidence, this week I had a number of different folks ask me to sign NDA s about the new projects theyre working on. But signing an NDA ? If I honor your NDA, and I meet a great investor or potential employee or valuable partner for your new venture, I wouldnt be able to tell them about it. Anil Dash. Best Of. MORE >>

Some even asked for a form NDA that they could present to investors. Here they are: Put away the NDA. The fact that an investor won't sign an NDA really should not bother you. In the end, most experienced entrepreneurs will tell you that one cannot simply rely upon the provisions of an NDA. They won't sign them. link]. MORE >>

Symptom: you're asking everyone you meet with to sign an NDA. Cure: spend a lot of your time thinking about customer acquisition (for me it's ~50%). Previously I wrote about wannabe entrepreneur symptoms and cures. was once a wannabe entrepreneur, and then I was a first-timer. And they can be successful their first time around. MORE >>

Who's the customer? Frequently Asked Questions Will we sign an NDA? You need to be able to share with us without an NDA. If you can't tell us the details of what you are doing without an NDA, it won't make sense for us to talk. I talk to roughly 2 or 3 new startups every week who need advice from an experienced CTO. MORE >>