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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

He left out capital sources, but it's still a pretty succinct list of the types of people / communication you should be having early stage. What is Stealth? 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.

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NDA Stealth Mode and Sharing Your Startup Concept

SoCal CTO

He left out capital sources, but it's still a pretty succinct list of the types of people / communication you should be having early stage. What is Stealth? 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.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

A note about NDAs: 1) almost no experienced entrepreneurs/VCs will sign them (in fact, you asking them too is widely considered a sign of inexperience), 2) It’s not clear they have any real value – are you really going to spend years suing someone who signed an NDA? link] Stealth mode is back. link] Stan James.

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Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode: The Real Reasons Why Startups Don't Talk

onstartups.com

Stealth Mode, Schmealth Mode: The Real Reasons Why Startups Dont Talk. ” Or, “We’d need you to sign an NDA or confidentiality agreement before we can reveal our plans.” Lots of startups in the early stages face this identity crisis and don’t really know what they want to do just yet.

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Which language should my startup use?

www.reincubate.com

Java is a great language for enterprises and is commonly used by many big dotcoms, banks and airlines, but its relatively slow development pace and higher barrier to entry make it inappropriate for most early-stage businesses. PHP is a widely-used Open Source web scripting language.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Stealth Mode&# = FAIL. link] Matt Mireles NDA for pitching?!? link] Matt Mireles NDA for pitching?!? I surmise this is something I might not need to think about in the early stages of developing an idea but I’d like to know more about this. After the month or so is over, then sit down and talk equity.

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16 Common Mistakes Young Startups Make

mashable.com

simply arent crucial to success or failure, and for an early stage startup that means they were wastes of time — you could have done 10x more with that same amount of time and resources." — Jonathan Wegener , Founder, Timehop and ExitStrategy. Most features/options/buttons/settings/etc. Guarding The "Big Idea".

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