Up and Running

APRIL 23, 2012

Every investor is well aware of early stage investing risks, and all investors know there is no success guarantee with any company. Almost any attorney can break through a non disclosure agreement, so it doesn’t protect your ideas at the end of the day anyway. This is a no fail deal”. Equity is unsecured.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Self-funding your invention in the early stages can allow you to retain complete control of your intellectual property, decision-making, and any initial revenue. Absent an agreement to maintain confidentiality, disclosing your idea to family and friends may constitute a public disclosure that disqualifies you from patent protection.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

There are various strategies you can employ to mitigate this risk, such as obtaining patents or trademarks, implementing trade secret protection measures, and using non-disclosure agreements with employees and contractors. It’s also imperative to conduct regular audits of your IP assets and keep them up-to-date.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There is nothing wrong with using unregistered trade marks to save costs during the early stages of a venture. Otherwise, a company should never publicly disclose their invention to anyone without a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) until a decision is made to patent the technology and file an initial patent application.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

To learn some common legal pitfalls we’d all be better off avoiding, we asked nine founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) what unexpected things they found themselves needing lawyers for in the early stages of their startups. Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreements. Immigration. Term Sheets.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 28, 2020

But without the right confidentiality agreements in place, that’s exactly what could happen. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, are vital when you’re disclosing new ideas or information to people outside your business. NDA’s are typically used during early-stage exploration.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2010

While non-disclosure agreements are designed to protect your ideas, asking potential investors to sign an NDA is generally seen as unnecessary and unwise. There may be times in which you should require a non-disclosure agreement. Your mission statement. Your founding team's resume and responsibilities.

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