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6 Guidelines For How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

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6 Tips For When And How To Disclose Your Startup Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

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6 Guidelines On How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often have to deal with people who are convinced that they must get me to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before they begin talks about their new venture. The same is true for strangers who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. Prepare a high-level pitch.

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Non-Disclosures Can Protect Your Idea, Or Destroy It

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. If required, all agreements can be renewed before they expire.

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Pitching A Startup To Investors: Ways To Legally Protect Your Ideas

YoungUpstarts

By creating a paper trail you will have evidence to fall back on to show that you were the first to come up with an innovation in the event that it is purloined and copied. Before you even get into the process of pitching a startup to investors, it is important to always document your ideas and plans thoroughly. Use an NDA.

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The Secret To Packing A Room For A Speaking Event

Mike Michalowicz

So when I was asked if I could speak at an event for EO New Jersey I was a little bit worried, right? Even a live event with a popular speaker rarely gets many people to sign up for the event in advance. Or, when people do sign up, they do it the last day right before the event. But they’re entrepreneurs. Was I worried?

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. Intellectual property is jeopardized.