Growthink Blog

JANUARY 29, 2014

The NDA question comes up more than you would think because scrappy entrepreneurs are always looking for collaborators, co-founders, and capital while jealously guarding their ideas. What is a NDA? One standard use of a NDA is protecting one company from another during discussions and negotiations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

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. Typically NDAs have terms of two to five years.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). And we figured that unless litigation was going to be our business strategy, NDA’s would have inhibited the back-and-forth that made us smarter. This is a great way to turn the fear of a stolen idea into a positive.

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Growthink Blog

MAY 20, 2011

I received an email last week from an entrepreneur (let's call him Mike) Now to begin, I was pretty impressed with Mike since he used a nice technique to get his email in my inbox (due to the volume of emails I receive, they are screened by others before they get to me). So, I reviewed the NDA. So it's worth posting.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

It may seem full of legal definitions and terms but my two takeaways are: 1) Entrepreneurs need to know about these legal options, 2) Consulting an intellectual property attorney is a good move even before you get funded. non-public technology. Contract, NDA. _. Most of this post is from Dan’s lecture. Intellectual Property.

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onstartups.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

This site is for entrepreneurs. 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. . The Fallacy Of The NDA. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

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. Typically NDAs have terms of two to five years.

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Up and Running

APRIL 23, 2012

There are thousands, if not millions, of entrepreneurs that haven’t the slightest clue how to approach a deal. Here are some common mistakes I see entrepreneurs make when they’re talking to investors. This one is pitched by entrepreneurs over and over again. You must sign an NDA, too many of my ideas have been stolen”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2011

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. Typically NDAs have terms of two to five years.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

For example: A non-disclosure agreement (NDA). Sometimes called a confidentiality agreement, this gives you confidence that your independent contractor is not sharing your business plans or trade secrets with competitors or other businesses. Additional Forms to Consider.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

See Also: Market Research Resources for Entrepreneurs. If you want to explain your idea to someone in-depth and are worried potential theft, you can get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)—a legal document that states both parties intent to keep information confidential. Filing for trademark protection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

It seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur and get rich these days. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). business dream entrepreneur idea invention Patricial Nolan-Brown success' Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

It seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur and get rich these days. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 28, 2020

But without the right confidentiality agreements in place, that’s exactly what could happen. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, are vital when you’re disclosing new ideas or information to people outside your business. But if you haven’t, a NDA is vital.

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Mike Michalowicz

AUGUST 19, 2014

I mean EO is an amazing group of entrepreneurs who meetup to share strategies, methods and tips in growing each other’s business. But they’re entrepreneurs. And we all know the nature of entrepreneurism means last minute interruptions, or opportunities and that means empty chairs. Keep It Secret – People LOVE secrets.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MAY 10, 2010

But most investors agree : they do not want to sign an NDA. While non-disclosure agreements are designed to protect your ideas, asking potential investors to sign an NDA is generally seen as unnecessary and unwise. Most VCs point to the following reasons for avoiding NDAs: Sponsor.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2016

” The story of the fictional tech company Pied Piper and its many ups and downs is relatable to entrepreneurs that have gone through the hard knocks that come with trying to navigate the startup world. Violating non-disclosure agreements. See Also: How to Find a Business Partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

It seems like everyone wants to be an entrepreneur and get rich these days. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). As a business mentor, I sometimes feel besieged by people begging for my view and support of their latest idea.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 14, 2012

An NDA, or Non-Disclosure Agreement, is an essential business acronym that often takes many forms. It is also known clandestinely as a secrecy agreement, and can also be called a CDA (a confidential disclosure agreement), a CA (confidentiality agreement), or a PIA (proprietary information agreement).

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The cult of the NDA. To all those entrepreneurs with innovative, unique business ideas who want to capitalize on them before someone else does, I have one piece of advice: Get over it. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were the order of the day. Why the cult of the NDA? (in)Frequently Asked Questions.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs end up learning that lesson the hard way. To learn some common legal pitfalls we’d all be better off avoiding, we asked nine founders from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) what unexpected things they found themselves needing lawyers for in the early stages of their startups.

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The reality faced by entrepreneurs is that legal services can be expensive and IP protection may not be an initial priority. 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.

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www.virtuosimedia.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Here’s a typical situation that goes awry: An entrepreneur has an idea for something online and after talking to a few friends who like it, decides to try to turn the idea into a business. Sign that person to an NDA if necessary. This is where it starts to fall apart. At this point, everyone loses. Rework it as necessary.

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Scott Edward Walker

APRIL 16, 2014

I did a brief video a few years back addressing the five biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make doing deals generally (see above), which covered the following topics: not diligencing the guys on the other side of the table (at 0:26). Here it is: THE 5 BIGGEST LEGAL MISTAKES ENTREPRENEURS MAKE SELLING THEIR COMPANY. INTRODUCTION.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

It includes an NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) that protects confidential information. According to this agreement, the parties concerned do not have the right to disclose business and monetary transactions with any third party. Thus, it is vital to understand the importance of contract law. Gives Confidentiality.

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Early Growth Financial Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

I strongly encourage entrepreneurs to consult an experienced business attorney on … Continue reading → While there are online resources that provide self-help services and documentation for company formation, these services satisfy the needs of only the most basic company formations.

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Kodorra

AUGUST 23, 2018

In my past 14 year journey as an online entrepreneur, I went through mistakes that I can’t help to notice that others also tend to make when they just started. 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.

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