Cofounder Marketing NDA 
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 7, 2009
I was out and about in Silicon Valley doing what I would now call Customer Discovery trying to understand how marketing departments in large corporations worked. I remember presenting our ideas for Marketing Automation to one VP of Marketing in a large Silicon Valley company. He was now CEO of a new company in our market.
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? Very, very few markets have room for only one player.
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Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 11, 2011
Will a VC sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement)? If they did they would be in constant violation because VCs often see 3-4+ companies in every market that they operation. NDAs would make it impossible to do business. Whether or not they are co-founders or not – they want to know you can build a team.
mashable.com
MAY 28, 2010
A tech Startup OTOH may find themselves having to pivot as new players and innovation come into their market. Personally I feel the 'convey meaning but are made up words' approach are a marketing nightmare. I suggest you never call this person again for information TheNameInspector The founder of Kodak was George Eastman.
Up and Running
MARCH 1, 2016
Please consult a patent attorney for more information about filing for a patent, and getting your idea to market. . But, when it comes to inventing things, the real trick is sticking the journey through or going from idea to invention to market. Step 3: Do basic market research (before investing money). Resources for inventors.
David Teten
MAY 7, 2019
Briefly, we think there’s a substantial market for a business which helps enterprises to execute initiatives which require coordination across diverse stakeholders, e.g., make a large sale to a critical client, or lobby for a change in regulation. I do not require an NDA, assuming you have relevant qualifications. A nonprofit?
David Teten
JULY 10, 2019
Briefly, we think there’s a substantial market for a business which helps enterprises to execute initiatives which require coordination across diverse stakeholders, e.g., make a large sale to a critical client, or lobby for a change in regulation. I do not require an NDA. If the answer is yes to any of these, keep reading.
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