cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

You’ll learn about competitive products that exist or are being built. You’ll gauge people’s excitement level for the product and for various features. You are building awareness around your product and, presumably, persuading others of its value. Finding cofounders is a biggy, and because 99.9%

Stealth 68

Stealth Startup NDA Cofounder 68

grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Don’t Even Ask for an NDA This just makes me laugh. UPDATE: It is of course perfectly reasonable to ask for an NDA before giving away the super secret sauce. As a corollary, cold call a VC and try and get them to sign an NDA before your first meeting. It means there actually might be a market for your idea.

Cofounder 47

Cofounder NDA Founder Sweat Equity 47

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder. You can start by examining every aspect of the co-founder relationship. Don’t leave anything out just because you and your co-founders already talked about it.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

There’s a spectrum from descriptive names which speak directly to a product benefit or attribute, to empty vessel names, where it doesn’t mean anything about the product that we’re talking about.&# I suggest you never call this person again for information TheNameInspector The founder of Kodak was George Eastman.

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But when done well it can really help get a company going fast, professionally and without the founders having to give up much (if any) equity - or bankrupting themselves. The founders may believe they are onto such a good idea that they don’t want to give up any equity. But producing a professional and slick product costs money.

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I remember calling up my best friend to tell her I was starting a company but refused to tell her how the product would work. I hired a lawyer, and he gave us an NDA template and told us that anyone that had knowledge of our proprietary data had to sign it. Been there. I started my first internet company while getting my MBA.

Stealth 90

Stealth NDA Startup IP 90

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Building Product 2. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Would it be a good idea clubbing all the other products / services under 1 venture, because some of them are totally unrelated. Then launch.

Technical Review 44

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.

Startup 105

Startup Cofounder Software Stock 105

www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Home About Contact Home About Contact The Metamorphosis Becoming an Entrepreneur, by Matt Mireles Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder I started SpeakerText in October 2008 during the financial apocalypse. The difference between your initial idea and your ultimate product is the difference between a slab of rock and the David.

Founder 51

Founder Startup Cofounder Vesting 51

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? NDAs would make it impossible to do business. It can be a good strategy to bring just the CEO because 1-on-1 rapport is easier to build but if you have equally strong co-founders bring them. Critically at the partners meeting you should have 2-3 people. Competition.

Non-disclosure Agreement 340

Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Cofounder Term Sheet 340

Up and Running

MAY 18, 2015

See Also What You Absolutely Cannot Afford to Forget When Pricing Your Products. The biggest tip I can give when hiring on oDesk or Elance is: a phone call, or short Skype session goes a long way,” says Cody McGraw, founder of SCOUT Military Discounts. “I’ve Freelancer Cynthia Paul’s profile on Upwork.

Software Review 60

Software Review Portland Hiring NDA 60

ConversionXL

JULY 31, 2019

I don’t care how much I like their product, I’m gone. Stories like this might terrify you if you’re thinking about increasing prices for your SaaS product. Is it time to raise prices for your SaaS product? Justifying a price increase is almost always about creating more value—making your product better.

NDA 132

NDA Cofounder Email Revenue 132

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. I co-founded NextView Ventures , a seed-stage VC firm based in Boston, in 2010. Filed under Uncategorized. Read More ».

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Kodorra

AUGUST 23, 2018

Oh and by the way, typically angel investors don’t sign NDA (non-disclosure agreement), so they are most probably losing out on the cash too. Mistake – Choosing the Wrong Partner or Co-Founder. Then, release other features that add more value to your product. Let me guess. Mistake – Giving Up Too Easily.

Non-disclosure Agreement 49

Non-disclosure Agreement Entrepreneur Netherlands NDA 49

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Perhaps the team is working on a product that really isnt that great or useful. Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Maybe they never thought about product-market fit. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Leave it in the comments.

Cofounder 111

Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

www.theverge.com

JUNE 20, 2012

A string quartet played a medley of pop radio hits as several hundreds startup founders, Goldman Sachs bankers, and venture capital investors, chatted over drinks inside a gleaming neon temple of Angel Orensanz in lower Manhattan. Capital will be harder to come by, and founders will be more open to sell. By Ben Popper 06.19.2012.

IPO 48

IPO Stock Switzerland Valuation 48