SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. This will only be disclosed when there is an NDA in place. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. This will only be disclosed when there is an NDA in place. Startups that come to me and ask me to sign an NDA in order to get Free Startup CTO Consulting really are missing it.
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Steve Blank
DECEMBER 10, 2009
Early on in my career I took a “we’re moving too fast to deal with lawyers” attitude to patents and Intellectual Property (IP.) You can protect business processes, know how, customer information, product road map. Type of IP. _. Contract, NDA. _. Protection is also available for content such as music, books, or film.
Growthink Blog
JANUARY 29, 2014
There is a challenging balance between keeping the critical pieces secret and promoting products and services during fundraising – whether with angel investors, venture capitalists (VCs), or crowdfunding platforms. What is a NDA? One standard use of a NDA is protecting one company from another during discussions and negotiations.
NZ Entrepreneur
DECEMBER 5, 2019
The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. But having an IP strategy can help you get the most from your IP and help minimize common pitfalls and legal expenses. Trade marks. It’s best to select a mark and use it consistently.
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 7, 2009
We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). And we figured that unless litigation was going to be our business strategy, NDA’s would have inhibited the back-and-forth that made us smarter. making use of non disclosure agreement is both expensive and counter productive.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
My business doesn’t have IP. 100% of businesses have Intellectual Property (IP). IP is not just for tech businesses or inventors. Even if you simply decide to launch a crowdfunding campaign, you’re exposing your IP to risk. Everyone will sign an NDA. What IP do you have? Why is IP so important for investors?
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