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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. Don’t ask for an NDA from trusted investors and advisors.

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8 Portfolio Assets Are Key To Your Startup Valuation

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Trade secrets with employment agreement.

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7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School

Startup Professionals Musings

Understating or overstating your request will likely kill your credibility or your startup in lieu of follow-on requirements. Crowdfunding platforms don’t have the facilities to handle non-disclosure agreements that you might expect from every professional investor. Get funding sizing input from senior advisors.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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So you’ve chosen a name for your startup, product, or both. Tech startups are at the other extreme. The gulf has widened with the proliferation of social Internet / user-generated content and mobile application startups. Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description. Instagram is a textbook example.)

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

Posted on December 7, 2009 by steveblank In my 21 years of startups, I had my ideas “stolen” twice. We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). See part one for the first time it happened. This time it was serious. It’s just a story about what happened to me.

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Your New Venture IP Portfolio Sets Investment Value

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Trade secrets with employment agreement.

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Every Startup Needs Intellectual Property To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

The company name becomes your intellectual property at the moment you incorporate your startup as an LLC or a Corporation. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. Trade secrets with employment agreement.