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6 Tips For When And How To Disclose Your Startup Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. In today’s world of rapid innovation and new technologies, any individual or company should be hesitant to sign an agreement that limits their activities for 10 years or more.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. Despite some recent advances, there are still some cultures which have less regard for patents and other intellectual property. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures.

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How Entrepreneurs Need To Plan To Protect Their Business

The Startup Magazine

For instance, non-disclosure agreements ( NDAs ) can protect confidential business information, and service agreements can clarify terms of service with clients or partners. Contracts outline expectations, responsibilities, and rights for all parties involved, providing a legal framework to resolve disputes if they arise.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. For example, 90% of the software used in China and Vietnam today is pirated. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.

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6 Guidelines For How And When To Use Non-Disclosures

Startup Professionals Musings

If you are approaching a recognized venture capital group, or even an accredited angel investor, a non-disclosure agreement is counter-productive. In today’s world of rapid innovation and new technologies, any individual or company should be hesitant to sign an agreement that limits their activities for 10 years or more.

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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property. For example, 90% of the software used in China and Vietnam today is pirated. Protect your intellectual property. Technology level.