chrissundberg.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Startup Myths #1 – You Need an NDA. You Need an NDA. The Myth: You need an NDA to protect your intellectual property. The Truth: A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) can be a useful document. However, it’s designed in most cases to apply to employees. I sign an NDA. by Chris on January 5, 2011.

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onstartups.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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. . It is likely that a lot has been written regarding NDAs from an investor’s/VC’s perspective.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 18, 2011

Instead of using infrastructure of the 1990s with wording from the 1970s, companies should let their employees be their spokespeople and hire through word of mouth. Why would you put a several day process in place with dozens of interviews starting by forcing the applicant to sign an NDA? Rockstars Need Roadies. Wait, what?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2010

Entrepreneurs often get the advice from their lawyers and friends to always get a Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA or CDA) signed before disclosing anything about their new venture. If you are totally risk-averse, then push to always get signed NDAs. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2016

First all employees, including founders, should sign invention assignment agreements. A common dilemma facing early-stage companies is that their success depends on explaining their technology to investors, potential clients and partners. To ensure that your company owns its intellectual property, follow a few basic steps.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2016

The forever-failing-upward “Big Head” had just opened his own incubator with some of the $20 million he received as severance from tech giant Hooli, and is eventually talked into partnering with fellow incubator Erlich Bachman, who brings little to the table beyond his desire to glom onto the success of others.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Here are some three documents you should discuss with your patent attorney or business lawyer before moving from that sketch in your head to making plans for actual production: Working With Outside Partners and NDAs. This includes anyone who comes to work with you such as a programmer or designer.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Sign that person to an NDA if necessary. If your presentation is compelling and detailed enough, you might be able to get them to become a full partner. Inflexibility – If you are bringing me on as a partner, I become equally interested in seeing it succeed. If it's not financially viable, abandon it. Red Flags Galore.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Bill Wood, founder of Silverton Partners and an early General Partner at Austin Ventures before, said something that got me thinking (quoting from the SiliconHills article ): Because it’s easy to startup a company and doesn’t take a lot of money, Silverton Partners sees more startups forming, Wood said. Yes, it is true?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Before you discuss your idea with someone, whether they are a manufacturer, a supplier, or a potential business partner, make sure you know who you’re dealing with. That said, you should recognize that many investors and potential clients will hesitate if you ask them to sign an NDA. Be careful about who you share information with.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Otherwise, a company should never publicly disclose their invention to anyone without a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) until a decision is made to patent the technology and file an initial patent application. Therefore, ownership of all IP should be clearly documented in writing for both employees and independent contractors.

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cdixon.org

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

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? Have any candidate sign an NDA. link] Stan James.

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Names can be classified on a continuum based on how they communicate to consumers, says Nina Beckhardt, president of The Naming Group , an agency whose employees have crafted names for Walmart, Target and Puma. I'd be happy to sign an nda. Does It Mean Something? But don't take my word for it. Eric Axelson Hi brad.

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www.seriesseed.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. it is acquired) and (b) the employee is terminated without cause (or sometimes resigns for good reason). They are word docs so the.doc extension should work.

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venturebeat.com

MARCH 8, 2011

My hobby is … I work on my hobby only at home and on my own time; it is not in conflict with my employee agreement. I was also searching for a new job and next week I will start work for a new employer and in their NDA I have mentioned the name of my incorporated company as "prior invention/copyright work".

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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. As always, be wise in choosing your business partners. [.]

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

And the employee fulfills his duties following the assignment. It includes an NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) that protects confidential information. This document is between business partners for the purpose of finalizing each side’s responsibilities and gains. Thus, it is vital to understand the importance of contract law.

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BeyondVC

MARCH 24, 2006

While the Google employees were clearly bright and technical, my friend was not sure who the decision maker was and what they actually wanted to do with the company. Hell, Microsoft was the same way in the mid-to-late 90s and as time goes by I hear that they are becoming a bit friendlier to startups and partners.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Doubtful we’d have access to such a rich employee pool any other way. Outcome: last night a Biz Dev guy from Disney/ABC sent me an email asking about partnering with some of their online properties. Tooootttalllly agree on needing a technical *partner* if you are non-technical (like me). Reminder: we launched on just $4k.

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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. Also all the big anchor companies that a startup might want to partner with at that time (eBay, Google, Oracle, Yahoo!,

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2019

Partner with industry experts to co-create content. Matthew Barby, along with other well-known HubSpot employees, shared how Accuranker helped them double their traffic. Partnering up with experts in your field is a great way to create new and interesting content while also building relationships. Video content.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

LegalZoom, which just got $66 million in funding, has over 500 employees, many of whom are writing legal docs themselves. Craigslist, on the other hand, has about 30 employees and is doing about the same amount in revenue--meaning that most of the stuff you can do on Craigslist won't cost you anything.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

What is the best advice you can give for finding a business partner? Don’t quickly choose any business partner. Should I require and NDA? The key is to ask the right people what they think – not your friends, parents or partner. Initial developer: partner or hired? Especially if you need to quickly choose someone.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

At a small company, employees need to wear many hats, and they need to be prepared to wear many hats. If you dont manage this expectation upon hiring, you will be managing employee issues six months down the line. How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one?

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