venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

As for the employer, I would say don't compete with your employer and don't come close to using any IP of theirs. You have a salary and probably won't be as money conscious a full time entrepreneur, so you will tend to spend more, sometimes to cover your guilt for not being there always. A couple thoughts: 1.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

Practically this means that you‚Äôll outsource (most likely off-shore) your design and development, you‚Äôll rent your servers, you won‚Äôt have an office and you‚Äôll have no salary. 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).

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The market price is less than the inconvenience of signing an NDA. But its hard to raise money with an IP cloud over your head, becauseinvestors cant judge how serious it is. Before you consummate a startup, ask everyone about their previous IP history. That shows how much a mere idea is worth. Dont do what we did.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Should I require and NDA? When starting a new venture, esp one in concept phase should you be drawing a salary? I personally only take salary once there’s profits. I have the vision, model and the core elements of the ideas established. I need a good reliable developer and also a mentor to help guide me through the process.

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