Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 29, 2017
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. Here are my guidelines for when a signed agreement is required, versus other alternatives: Insist on a two-way NDA for partner negotiations.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2015
If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. CDA entrepreneur idea NDA non-disclosure startup' Build trust first.
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Steve Blank
DECEMBER 10, 2009
Contract, NDA. _. social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. Red flags: Start of sales effort, Price list, price quotation, Trade show demonstration, Any demonstration not under NDA. You need a plan for trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, contracts/NDA’s and patents before you get funded.
David Teten
AUGUST 7, 2019
You identify the “hot” companies; network into them; and sell them on the value of accepting your capital. Today, some Momentum-centric venture capital investors have high paper returns. The Momentum model depends in part on more and more venture capital being readily available. Time allocation.
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.
Hunter Walker
AUGUST 1, 2017
We had complementary networks and skillsets, and a shared belief that the time was right for a fund focused on women. But I’m pretty appalled reading about the NDA’s and ignored complaints that preceded the press coverage. But it wasn’t till I went to AOL that I got serious about it.
venturebeat.com
MARCH 8, 2011
You want to sneak in some tech support emails during the day, so you use a cocktail of Anonymizer plus GMail-over-SSL to confound the network admin. 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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