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Congrats to Backupify! A Great Exit Story for the First Company I Ever Backed

This is going to be BIG.

It was written by a guy about my age down in Louisville, Kentucky. We stayed in touch and I got to know a bunch of the Louisville startup and creative crew, like Todd Earwood, Matt Winn, and Ashley Cecil. We will integrate the design and be live for testing end of next week. I will keep you posted.". And keep me posted he did.

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12 Questions: Meet Michael Irby (USA)

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where I earned a BS in Industrial Design. While these are formidable skills, I found myself lacking the much needed computer design skill set that employers wanted and the desire to move to the big cities where they were located. How did you become interested in design? I became interested in design as a child.

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Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA

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However, it’s designed in most cases to apply to employees. On my way to Louisville! Some unscrupulous person could steal your idea and make millions of dollars from your hard work. The Truth: A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be a useful document. They should not be used with investors, co-founders, advisors, etc.

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