Certainly both of these crowd-funding approaches provide the entrepreneur with an opportunity to hone his pitch, and get some real consumer feedback on the idea. The administration of legal conditions, signatures, disclosures, and distributions is a nightmare. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. MORE >>

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. On the other hand, if it is maintenance and testing on non-core software, use the lowest cost solution. Overall, I believe that the demise of software entrepreneurs has been greatly exaggerated. Cost factors. MORE >>

Heather specializes in representing university startups and entrepreneurs in the fields of biotechnology, alternative energy, and consumer products from kitchen gadgets to golf shoes and beyond. good provisional application takes time and attention and often costs as much to prepare as a non-provisional application.  Patent Myth No. MORE >>

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. Who is right? Strategic partner. MORE >>

Angels and venture capitalists will not sign non-disclosure (confidentiality) agreements just to listen to an entrepreneur’s funding presentation, or even to read the entrepreneur’s business plan.  Serial entrepreneurs understand this and write their plans without describing the “secret sauce.”  I wonder. MORE >>