Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Our business model changed as we realized that to become a large company, we needed to automate more than just a few marketers. 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. Are These Your Slides?

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Silicon Valley Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Startup 253

www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

AIM Screen Name: DFNfrozenNorth. If youve read my Cult of the NDA article (which, by the way, remains one of the most-read articles on this blog), then you know that I think good luck and good execution are far more important to success in a startup than a Really Big Idea. They didnt even offer to sign an NDA. Categories.

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Stealth IP NDA Startup 40

chrissundberg.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA. I’ve been hearing lots of people talk about starting their own businesses recently and would like to quell some of the misinformation that I’ve heard circulating. You Need an NDA. The Myth: You need an NDA to protect your intellectual property. I sign an NDA.

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NDA Non-disclosure Agreement Louisville Angel Investor 40

grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Names redacted.) Unless your name is Mesmero the Magnificent, it’s probably not going to work on me. Don’t Even Ask for an NDA This just makes me laugh. If I can steal your idea by just hearing it, there is no defensible business model there. It means there actually might be a market for your idea.

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Cofounder NDA Founder Sweat Equity 47

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

My goal is to some day get an honorary degree for kicking ass in business. Whats is the best way to find a co-founder for your startup? I have the vision, model and the core elements of the ideas established. Should I require and NDA? Non of this academic stuff. The same way you find a girlfriend / boyfriend.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

And since a startup thatsucceeds ordinarily makes its founders rich, that implies gettingrich is doable too. A lot ofwould-be startup founders think the key to the whole process is theinitial idea, and from that point all you have to do is execute.Venture capitalists know better. Ideally you want between two and four founders.

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