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.) Type of IP. _. Contract, NDA. _. social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. For some of these assets, you get protection automatically. What is Protectable. _.

Intellectual Property 213

Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 213

www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I had taken classes on IP, first-mover advantage, etc. I hired a lawyer, and he gave us an NDA template and told us that anyone that had knowledge of our proprietary data had to sign it. I hired a lawyer, and he gave us an NDA template and told us that anyone that had knowledge of our proprietary data had to sign it.

Stealth 90

Stealth NDA Startup IP 90

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Vendor long-list - build a “long-list&# of possible software vendors and NDA them all, but don‚Äôt rely on it (more on this later). We are on the high end of the range, and I think expecting less would be unrealistic unless you are building something really simple (and therefore with limited inherent IP).

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I would focus on one product and set a goal to generate $1M in yearly revenue from it. Outsourcing is something a big company, with a known customer / problem (that has revenue & traction) does to save cost. Should I require and NDA? Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising. do something else.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44