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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

My basic claim is that you MUST HAVE LOTS OF EARLY CONVERSATIONS. What's also interesting in Niel's piece is that he defines Stealth Mode not as not having conversations, but rather he says it's not make public pronouncements. Beyond that, I want lots of conversations with experts, users, customers, VCs, partners, etc.

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Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

onstartups.com

Startup Reality Distortion #3: The Fallacy Of the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). In my role as angel investor and informal startup advisor, the issue of NDAs (non-disclosure agreements) comes up about once or twice a month. . OnStartups. Current Articles. | In most cases, it doesn’t.

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The Top 5 Intellectual Property Mistakes

Up and Running

Requesting to have a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) signed when you’re sharing proprietary information is very wise. When a party cannot sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) consider giving enough information to explain your concept but not enough to have someone replicate your entire process or product.

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How To Find A Technical Cofounder For Your Online Business Idea

www.virtuosimedia.com

If you require a non-disclosure agreement for me to simply even hear your idea, I’m going to walk away unless you’re a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates type of figure. I won’t want to put my other projects at risk by signing a binding legal agreement for something that I don’t have an idea what it’s about.

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UT Austin MSTC Commencement Speech

Austin Startup

My friend Troy Parkinson recently reminded me of a conversation we had when we met the first week of college. The only way to get free software was to apply for beta programs, which were not open to the public back then and usually required that you sign an Non-Disclosure Agreement. What starts here, changes the world.

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Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA

chrissundberg.com

The Truth: A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be a useful document. Then maybe I talk to Brad Feld and during the course of our conversation he asks if I’d be interested in partnering with Foundry Group to invest in a mobile app that does XYY, which is similar, though not identical to your app. I sign an NDA.

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