Up and Running

MARCH 12, 2019

For a lot of non-technical founders—that is, entrepreneurs with a business idea but without technical expertise— sourcing software development talent is critical. In many areas, however, the high demand for tech talent appears to be larger than the supply of qualified tech and software developers for hire. It’s a valid concern.

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NZ Entrepreneur

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

IP steps for startups should be the same as for large multinationals, but within their budget. Make IP decisions and do so early. One of the main (and early) steps is to make a considered decision about what IP means to your business and what IP tools will be used to support your business model. Types of IP protection.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

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.? Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Don’t rely on an NDA to protect the truly “secret” stuff.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

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.? Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Don’t rely on an NDA to protect the truly “secret” stuff.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 18, 2020

Better still; get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement before you disclose anything. Open source software can be useful in terms of development of a project. Unfortunately, using open source software may also prevent you from obtaining registered intellectual property protection to protect your newly developed idea.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Have Employees Sign Non-Disclosures. If you work with a team or have employees, it is important to have them sign non-disclosure agreements to cover the security of your intellectual property. Obtain assistance to have the non-disclosures well-written to keep your ideas safe from being taken.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Customer Development We were starting Epiphany, my last company. We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Our competitor was executing on hypotheses we had developed 9 months ago, and their strategy remained static. See part one for the first time it happened.

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