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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) Type of IP. _. A contract is a binding legal agreement that is enforceable in a court of law. a Non Disclosure Agreement gives you certain rights to protection of your confidential information.)

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NDA’s: Keep your secrets in the cone of silence

NZ Entrepreneur

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. I recently helped a client engage with engineering and electronics conglomerate, Philips.

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