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

Steve Blank

During the due-diligence process, I sat down with one of the partners who pulled out a set of slides and asked me: ”Have you seen these?” We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). Are These Your Slides? Perfect timing on sharing this pearl Steve.

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Why you shouldn’t keep your startup idea secret

cdixon.org

I have a personal diligence rule that when speaking to people at large companies, the facts that they tell you are very useful but their opinions about startup ideas no more valuable than any other smart person’s opinions). But it’s probably wise to be more secretive in some vertical markets: [link]. link] Nivi.

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