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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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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Don’t rely on an NDA to protect the truly “secret” stuff. Again, relying on StartupRoar this time looking at NDA for Startups , I found some good stuff that you should definitely go through in more detail.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) Don’t rely on an NDA to protect the truly “secret” stuff. Again, relying on StartupRoar this time looking at NDA for Startups , I found some good stuff that you should definitely go through in more detail.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

This is often referred to in the creative community as a “ work-for-hire agreement.”. If that’s the case, without a proper contract in place, it wouldn’t necessarily be sufficient to take down the picture. How does all of this translate into legal documents for the typical startup?

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Tips For Hiring An Independent Contractor

YoungUpstarts

A resume and reference information. You know why you hired this person to do work on your behalf, but keeping a resume and reference information on file makes it easier for others to review if needed. For example: A non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Document billing rates, invoicing, payment processing, and timing.

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Worked Up about Unrealistic Venture Capital Valuation

Growthink Blog

However, his law firm had created a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for me to sign before we could start. This post by Brad Feld, which references a Guy Kawasaki post, explains why VCs don't sign NDAs - [link] Note that Brad and Guy are two of the most widely respected VCs in the world. So, I reviewed the NDA.

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How To Avoid Outsourcing Nightmares

YoungUpstarts

This control could refer to many things, for instance, quality and quantity control over how your project is being done. Draw a crystalline contract between you and the individual or company that you hire, and continuously educate them about the disclosure of confidential information and the consequences if it is violated.