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10 Tips On Due Diligence On Any Startup Funding Offer

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Cash transfer assistance funding.

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10 Scams To Avoid While Seeking New Venture Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Cash transfer assistance funding.

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How to Protect IP When Outsourcing Software Development

Up and Running

Use non-disclosure agreements. In outsourcing to hire an international employee, a non-disclosure agreement ( NDA ) is crucial. Governing law and forum for dispute resolution. Confidentiality is key, as is specificity around what exactly you intend to keep confidential.

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10 Ways Aspiring Entrepreneurs Are Often Victimized

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Cash transfer assistance funding.

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Shortcuts To Entrepreneur Funding Are Usually Scams

Startup Professionals Musings

They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. I continue to be amazed that some government agency reportedly still gets 100 calls per day from victims of the Nigerian unclaimed cash scam alone. Pump and dump stock schemes. Ignore these.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Patents are property rights granted by the government to exclude all others from making, using, selling or importing anything that uses or incorporates the patented invention (usually described as a new, useful and non-obvious method or process, described in enough detail that it can be reduced to practice).

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6 Ways To Fund Your Invention

YoungUpstarts

Absent an agreement to maintain confidentiality, disclosing your idea to family and friends may constitute a public disclosure that disqualifies you from patent protection. Make sure that you have protected your intellectual property and/or have the investors sign a non-disclosure agreement before revealing the specifics of your idea.