Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

Dont count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2019

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. The close will never happen, but you will be stuck with large services fees. Pump and dump stock schemes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2012

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Technology level. If you expect your solution to incorporate the absolute latest in software technologies, scalable to millions of users, with multi-system failover and recovery, don’t count on out-sourcing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2011

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Technology level. If you expect your solution to incorporate the absolute latest in software technologies, scalable to millions of users, with multi-system failover and recovery, don’t count on out-sourcing.

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Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Non-Compete Vietnam 225

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. 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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Up and Running

MARCH 12, 2019

We live in an era when technology permeates every aspect of our lives. Use non-disclosure agreements. In outsourcing to hire an international employee, a non-disclosure agreement ( NDA ) is crucial. Confidentiality is key, as is specificity around what exactly you intend to keep confidential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

Don’t count on contracts and non-disclosure agreements to save you. Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures.

Intellectual Property 120

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Software Review Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

These days, most large technology companies, like HP and Apple, routinely buy successful and known startup competitors rather than developing new products from scratch. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. Good strategic partnerships often lead to strategic investments, or great acquisition relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Keep thieves away (protect it).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. The close will never happen, but you will be stuck with large services fees. Pump and dump stock schemes.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

But people are still begging for more technology or laws, often to protect them from themselves. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. The close will never happen, but you will be stuck with large services fees. Pump and dump stock schemes.

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Technical Review Non-disclosure Agreement Due Diligence Entrepreneur 202

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Technology level. If you expect your solution to incorporate the absolute latest in software technologies, scalable to millions of users, with multi-system failover and recovery, don’t count on out-sourcing.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

The assets you can protect may include your “core technology&# like source code, hardware designs, architectures, processes, formulas. non-public technology. technology, business information. _. new technology. A contract is a binding legal agreement that is enforceable in a court of law. Inventions.

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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Patents are highly technical, hard to get, and the process is slow and expensive, but for those who succeed, the payoff is a 20-year government-sanctioned monopoly over the patented technology. This is often referred to in the creative community as a “ work-for-hire agreement.”.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Whether a business is contemplating entering into a partnership, hiring a service provider or in the process of selling itself, a non-disclosure agreement should be utilized when information is shared with third parties. An employment offer letter or employment agreement should be utilized when hiring employees.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

We consciously didn’t ask potential customers to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). making use of non disclosure agreement is both expensive and counter productive. Welcome to the Internet bubble.) There was lots of venting as we talked about lawsuits and issuing nasty press releases.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 8, 2019

However, if anything, security requirements have only gotten more and more complex as technology has developed. On top of that, having staff at a high level sign non-disclosure agreements, no matter how much you trust them, can allow you to sue them for financial liability should they leak their sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2014

Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Keep thieves away (protect it).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2014

These days, most large technology companies, like HP and Apple, routinely buy successful and known startup competitors rather than developing new products from scratch. Competitors can become strategic investors or merger candidates. Good strategic partnerships often lead to strategic investments, or great acquisition relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Keep thieves away (protect it).

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

It’s not often we get invited to visit the office of a technology giant, but when we do – and are actually allowed to take photos anywhere – we naturally jumped at it. The reception area (above) was a colorful surprise, painted as it is with vibrant art by local street artists. Would you like to work in such an environment?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2015

Look hard at the technology for feasibility and risk. Limit your disclosures to people you trust, and learn the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDA). Ask some potential customers to see if there is real interest, and start thinking about price versus cost. Keep thieves away (protect it).

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NZ Entrepreneur

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Patents can be a key asset for a company, and their importance depends on a number of factors including the nature of the technology, the business model and the type of funding required. Others use patents more aggressively to seek out joint ventures and licensing opportunities or to merely protect their own patch in the market.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 10, 2016

Industry-disrupting technology is a common way entrepreneurs build a company. You can also protect your technology abroad through foreign patents in any countries where you want the same exclusive patent rights. Any patented technology must be novel, useful, and nonobvious. Not all technology is patentable, of course.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The risks have increased as company technology has become more accessible to employees. Employers should have all workers who have access to confidential information and trade secrets sign non–disclosure agreements or NDAs. Employers must take adequate steps to protect confidential information and trade secrets.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 28, 2020

But without the right confidentiality agreements in place, that’s exactly what could happen. Non-disclosure agreements, or NDA’s, are vital when you’re disclosing new ideas or information to people outside your business. You don’t want others swiping your valuable ideas and running with them.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

The non – disclosure agreement is a written contract, in which a Disclosing Party binds a recipient of confidential information from releasing it to a third party or to the general public. You can download the non-disclosure agreement form to stay on the safe side. Assignments Sheet.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

I'd approached Advanced Millennium Technologies, to develop our ERP software, last September. View more jobs » Andrew Bolster Researching on the companies you Offshore Development work would definitely work you as it did for us. I'm really fortunate that I'd found a wonderful development outsource partner in them.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Prior to starting GoDaddy, Parsons founded another company called Parsons Technology. Make sure you are in compliance with your non-disclosure agreement and any other employment agreements that you have signed. Consider Bob Parsons , the founder of GoDaddy Hosting.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2016

Quickly Legal removes the pain from business contracts and helps entrepreneurs and small businesses create basic agreements such as employment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, sales representative agreements, and more. All without a lawyer, frustration, or costly legal fees.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

And if you need even more privacy , you’ll be able to post any writing project as a Pro project, which gives you full control over users, non disclosure agreements, and more. We’d love to hear from you.

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Every one of these companies believed they had a unique idea, either a piece of technology, a business model, or a way of building a product. Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were the order of the day. This is much more difficult than going to an existing market and winning market share from existing companies.

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Austin Startup

MAY 21, 2017

Today I had the honor of congratulating the 2017 graduating class of the UT Austin Masters in Science and Technology Commercialization. I wish I could say that invented a new technology or cured some disease, But it was nothing that clever. There is technology waiting to be commercialized all around us! I took the job.

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sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

The idea is that this allows you to get much more clear about what you want to achieve, whats possible with current technology, what other people are doing, how long it might take and how much it is likely to cost. Only thing Ill add: dont ask the programmer to sign a lengthy contract with non disclosure agreements, invention assignment, etc.

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