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6 Guidelines On How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often have to deal with people who are convinced that they must get me to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) before they begin talks about their new venture. Don’t ask for an NDA from trusted investors and advisors.

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7 Lessons They Don’t Teach You In Crowdfunding School

Startup Professionals Musings

Crowdfunding platforms don’t have the facilities to handle non-disclosure agreements that you might expect from every professional investor. On the other hand, if your solution is aimed at boomers or requires in-depth technical knowledge, crowdfunding may be futile. Be extra careful with your intellectual property.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

Gust

This includes website content and software code as well as the more obvious examples in media and publishing. Every original work is automatically copyrighted under US law upon creation, whether or not registered (although there can be significant benefits to registration ).

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5 Ways To Protect Your Idea From Theft

YoungUpstarts

Non-Disclosure Agreements – A non-disclosure agreement helps to protect your idea by committing all the parties you are working with to confidentiality. Non-compete agreement – If you’re pitching an idea to a potential client or investor, have them sign a non-compete agreement.

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Someone Stole My Startup Idea – Part 2: They Raised Money With My.

Steve Blank

We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). I wonder what would have happened if that guy didn’t steal your slides… Reply Mark Essel , on December 7, 2009 at 6:44 am Said: We’re in midst of finding the best service/market harmony at Victus Media.

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Crowd-Funding Success Usually Brings New Challenges

Startup Professionals Musings

Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. Non-disclosure agreements can’t be done in these environments. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market. Investors are not prepared for the high risk of startups.

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

I needed a desk that had features that would give me quick access to a variety of tools; that was large enough for all my mixed media projects; and that was also sturdy enough it could take hammer blows and an occasional brush from a blow torch. The non-disclosure agreement (NDA). What do your friends want?