David Teten

JULY 10, 2019

The CEO is ideally a successful serial entrepreneur who has taken a startup all the way to an exit. I do not require an NDA. I am only interested in talking with people who want to work full-time on this, once we have raised capital (or ideally before). However, we’ll consider first-time CEOs. How do you envision we work together?

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David Teten

MAY 7, 2019

The CEO is ideally a successful serial entrepreneur who has taken a startup all the way to an exit. I do not require an NDA, assuming you have relevant qualifications. I am only interested in talking with people who want to work full-time on this, once we have raised capital (or ideally before). However, we’ll consider first-time CEOs.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Many companies in a position to invest in a future business will not sign an NDA; furthermore, it’s likely that your request for them to sign one will give the impression of a lack of professionalism and experience. Entrepreneurs often refer to their work as their baby, and rightfully so. See Also: Intellectual Property 101.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 8, 2011

I just had an exchange with an entrepreneur that I don’t know. It went something like the following via several emails over the course of a week. Entrepreneur: I’m working on something really amazing that I’m looking for funding for. Entrepreneur: I’d much rather get together face to face.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 19, 2014

I mean EO is an amazing group of entrepreneurs who meetup to share strategies, methods and tips in growing each other’s business. But they’re entrepreneurs. And we all know the nature of entrepreneurism means last minute interruptions, or opportunities and that means empty chairs. Who really wants to be part of the herd?

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onstartups.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

This site is for entrepreneurs. Get Articles By Email. Your email: Blog Navigator. Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). In my role as angel investor and informal startup advisor, the issue of NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) comes up about once or twice a month. .

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Here’s a typical situation that goes awry: An entrepreneur has an idea for something online and after talking to a few friends who like it, decides to try to turn the idea into a business. Sign that person to an NDA if necessary. This is where it starts to fall apart. At this point, everyone loses. Rework it as necessary.

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Feld Thoughts

JULY 10, 2012

Following is an example from an email I got (on the all@ list) from a company I’m on the board of (and yes – I checked to make sure I could post this.). but they’re looking to understand details that should never be discussed with outsiders, even if there is a NDA in place. But I also respect confidentiality.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs end up learning that lesson the hard way. 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. Term Sheets.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

A frequent question entrepreneurs have when they are just starting their company is: how secretive should I be about my idea? This includes investors, entrepreneurs, people who work in similar areas, friends, people on the street, the bartender, etc. (I Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret. Share: [link] Jerry Ji.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Email us or call +44 (0) 844 3579899 home about services blog labs Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate) « Upgraded your iPhone to OS 3 but files are missing? Apache with Django and mod_wsgi » Posted by Aidan, 6 th July 2009. Company registered in England and Wales #5189175.

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Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Below is a list of the 10 most common mistakes, or sins, that we have encountered with entrepreneurs and past clients when trying to raise capital. Many first-time entrepreneurs or entrepreneurs with strong tech backgrounds waste too much business plan real estate on the technology section and only manage confusing the reader as a result.

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VC Adventure

AUGUST 11, 2010

I had an exchange with an entrepreneur last night that I couldn’t resist posting (I did resist including the guy’s name, however). It started with a relatively typical email. The entrepreneur writes: Seth… I’d like to pitch you on a start up. I haven’t filed any patents yet and I need a nda signed.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Attend meetings in your area for entrepreneurs in technology and you will find that there are many people who might just be looking for this kind of position. Although it’s unlikely that the developer will “steal” it, have him sign a NDA. Interns and students. Another option is to use interns for your project.

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venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

You can’t answer emails during normal business hours. But then you don’t have a phone number and emails sent to you at 10:00am don’t get answered until that night (which means they’re not viewed until the following day). Then they have 100 emails you sent during work hours. Even that is not enough.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 11, 2012

I’ve had an email exchange with an entrepreneur over the past week. We’ve never met, but he started the email thread by asking if I’d be interested in getting together about his company because he’s looking for financing and he’s sure I’ll be interested. First – the normal part.

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Austin Startup

MAY 9, 2018

Every so often, I get an email from an entrepreneur that starts something like this: “By reading further, you agree to the terms of our non-disclosure and non-compete agreement” My immediate reaction is to delete these emails with prejudice. I am not alone. VCs get inundated with pitch decks and proposals for new technology.

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grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Don’t Even Ask for an NDA This just makes me laugh. UPDATE: It is of course perfectly reasonable to ask for an NDA before giving away the super secret sauce. As a corollary, cold call a VC and try and get them to sign an NDA before your first meeting. Then please email me with the number of meetings you manage to get.

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www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I hired a lawyer, and he gave us an NDA template and told us that anyone that had knowledge of our proprietary data had to sign it. Since I was a new entrepreneur, I knew needed a lot of advice. As I reached out to successful investors and entrepreneurs, I made each of them signed my nifty NDA. It was yet another Web 2.0

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

The aim of many entrepreneurs is to take a business idea and convert it into a professional and functioning business on a low budget. Bootstrapping is a potentially very exciting prospect to an entrepreneur. Its not always a heavy, organized slog being an entrepreneur. How much will this cost? Again, this is not strictly true.

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Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

See Also 5 Marketing Mistakes I Made as a New Entrepreneur. In addition, I heard from several entrepreneurs in various fields who have worked with freelancers successfully, and asked them how they decide who to hire. Here is what these entrepreneurs had to say. Is freelancing a good choice for your business?

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thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Entrepreneurs often believe their startup company faces legal threats from only external sources. Even so, I believe the negative experience can end up producing a better entrepreneur if he or she applies lessons learned to current and future startups. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

If you’re an Entrepreneur, you can do it from any place in the world. How important is education when I know I want to be an entrepreneur? Should I require and NDA? When you are a young entrepreneur and you have a project (say a new age TV show) and you need to raise capital for the project. Just start today, cool?

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. Outcome: last night a Biz Dev guy from Disney/ABC sent me an email asking about partnering with some of their online properties.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Email us or call +44 (0) 844 3579899 home about services blog labs Which language should my startup use? Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. Company registered in England and Wales #5189175.

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Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. Im a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur turned East Coast VC.

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onstartups.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

This site is for entrepreneurs. Get Articles By Email. Your email: Blog Navigator. ” Or, “We’d need you to sign an NDA or confidentiality agreement before we can reveal our plans.” Home About Resources Answers Speaking Community Top Blogs. About This Blog. And, you can find me on Google+.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Lucky for you, time-strapped entrepreneur, weve gathered some tips from the pros to help you avoid some of the most common, game-ending mistakes committed by young startups. How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? Guarding The "Big Idea".

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