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10 Tips On Due Diligence On Any Startup Funding Offer

Startup Professionals Musings

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Pump and dump stock schemes. Marty Zwilling.

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10 Scams To Avoid While Seeking New Venture Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

Image via Flickr by ivanpw Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Pump and dump stock schemes.

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10 Ways Aspiring Entrepreneurs Are Often Victimized

Startup Professionals Musings

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Pump and dump stock schemes. Marty Zwilling.

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Shortcuts To Entrepreneur Funding Are Usually Scams

Startup Professionals Musings

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Pump and dump stock schemes. Marty Zwilling.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Apart from registration issues, which are beyond the scope of this post, there are three main tools commonly used: Non-disclosure Agreements ( NDAs or confidentiality agreements) are used (some would say overused) for many reasons, but one of them is to maintain trade secret status when sharing information with external parties.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

Drop into a store that you think would be a great candidate for stocking your product in the future. See Also: Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. The non-disclosure agreement (NDA). A non-disclosure agreement is a legally-binding mutual agreement between you and whomever you are sharing your idea with.

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9 Business Acronyms You Need To Know

YoungUpstarts

IPO stands for Initial Public Offering, and is the first sale of a private stock to the public. An NDA, or Non-Disclosure Agreement, is an essential business acronym that often takes many forms. What You Thought It Meant: Giant Awesome Animatronic Porcupine.