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6 Ways To Win By Creative Partnering With Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach has been used for years, and implies very little risk, but many startups are still “too busy” to pursuing possible partners. Make sure you don’t violate even the spirit of local laws or customs, and make sure your intellectual property is protected with proper two-way non-disclosure agreements before you start.

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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. Most often, your best partners are in some way a competitor, or already in a business complementary to yours.

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14 Points To Consider When Structuring A Deal

YoungUpstarts

No matter what you do, you want to make sure that in the process that you protect your intellectual property, have non-disclosure agreements in place, if possible non-circumvents. Balance the risks to your reputation. When entering any deal you are putting your personal and corporate reputation on the line.

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Pitching A Startup To Investors: Ways To Legally Protect Your Ideas

YoungUpstarts

A non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is a standard document that you can use to commit prospective investors to secrecy over the ideas you reveal in your pitch, whether or not they actually choose to put money in after the event. Consider reputations & backgrounds. Use an NDA.

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5 Ways To Protect Your Idea From Theft

YoungUpstarts

Non-Disclosure Agreements – A non-disclosure agreement helps to protect your idea by committing all the parties you are working with to confidentiality. Non-compete agreement – If you’re pitching an idea to a potential client or investor, have them sign a non-compete agreement.

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Startups Must Embrace Coopetition For Rapid Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

This approach has been used for years, and implies very little risk, but many startups are still “too busy” to pursuing possible partners. Make sure you don’t violate even the spirit of local laws or customs, and make sure your intellectual property is protected with proper two-way non-disclosure agreements before you start.

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Here’s Why Protecting Your Business Assets Is About MUCH More Than Just Security

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A security breach can severely harm your brand reputation. This can be supported further through the use of non-disclosure agreements. After all, if former employees or partners try to capitalize on your leads or ideas, it could directly hit your pocket. Maintaining Safe Working Environments.