Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2017

No real investor or venture capital firm asks for money from the company they are intending to invest in. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Off-shore unsolicited investor offers. Pump and dump stock schemes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

No real investor or venture capital firm asks for money from the company they are intending to invest in. They promise to provide all the info at the time of close, after you sign a non-disclosure agreement. Off-shore unsolicited investor offers. Pump and dump stock schemes.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

A contract is a binding legal agreement that is enforceable in a court of law. a Non Disclosure Agreement gives you certain rights to protection of your confidential information.) Posted in Technology, Venture Capital. Tags: Technology Venture Capital. There’s no official registration process.

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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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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Absent an agreement to maintain confidentiality, disclosing your idea to family and friends may constitute a public disclosure that disqualifies you from patent protection. Make sure that you have protected your intellectual property and/or have the investors sign a non-disclosure agreement before revealing the specifics of your idea.

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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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Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Apart from registration issues, which are beyond the scope of this post, there are three main tools commonly used: Non-disclosure Agreements ( NDAs or confidentiality agreements) are used (some would say overused) for many reasons, but one of them is to maintain trade secret status when sharing information with external parties.

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NZ Entrepreneur

MAY 18, 2020

In most cases, you will also need to present your idea to third parties, for example venture capital investors. Better still; get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement before you disclose anything. ii) Using open source software.

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Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

Boris Wertz, founding partner of Version One Ventures, believes that if you’ve worked in an industry you’re passionate about for a long time, you may know something about the market that nobody else knows. If You Want Venture Capital, You Need It. The non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

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www.frozennorth.org

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) were the order of the day. One startup even printed its NDA on the back of visitors badges, just like a software "shrink wrap" agreement: "By accepting this visitors badge, you agree to the terms of this Non-Disclosure Agreement." magazine.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

If you want a very quick primer on all the stuff nobody ever tells you about raising venture capital check out this video where Mark Jeffrey & I break it down on This Week in VC. Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? NDAs would make it impossible to do business. What is the VC process?

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