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How To Create A Software In 7 Simple Steps

YoungUpstarts

You can find a local development agency by searching the phrase ‘software development agency’ alongside the name of your state. Note that it’s better to use the name of your state rather than your local city, as this will give you more options. Improving Your Software.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

Anyone who has sat stymied with their cursor blinking in a “username” field knows that coming up with a name is harder than you’d think. We talked to bloggers, social media gurus, linguists and naming experts (yes, they exist!) to get the scoop on finding a name that will work on the web. How Do I Start? Ask yourself: 2.

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

Steve Blank

As we were out looking for our Series B round, our company had gotten the attention of “name of big VC firm here” who wanted a play in enterprise software. 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. Are These Your Slides?

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 3: The Best Defense is a Good IP Strategy

Steve Blank

Or it can be your brand , logo or domain name. Contract, NDA. _. Red flags: Start of sales effort, Price list, price quotation, Trade show demonstration, Any demonstration not under NDA. The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas.

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One More Time: No NDAs

dashes.com

By unusual coincidence, this week I had a number of different folks ask me to sign NDA s about the new projects theyre working on. But signing an NDA ? If I honor your NDA, and I meet a great investor or potential employee or valuable partner for your new venture, I wouldnt be able to tell them about it. Embed: 13 Comments.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

If you do have competition, pay special attention to your product name, price range, materials used, what the product claims to do, packaging, and who the manufacturer is. A great way to find potential licensees is to look for products similar to yours and then to look for the name of the manufacturer. A benefit statement.

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The cult of the NDA

www.frozennorth.org

AIM Screen Name: DFNfrozenNorth. The cult of the NDA. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were the order of the day. One startup even printed its NDA on the back of visitors badges, just like a software "shrink wrap" agreement: "By accepting this visitors badge, you agree to the terms of this Non-Disclosure Agreement."

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