Comments on: Guy Kawasaki on NDAs http://startuplawyer.com/venture-capital/guy-kawasaki-on-ndas Startup Law, Incorporation, Convertible Notes, Preferred Stock, Stock Options, Venture Capital Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Open Source Funding and Why You Should Burn Your NDA | College Startup Blog http://startuplawyer.com/venture-capital/guy-kawasaki-on-ndas#comment-299 Open Source Funding and Why You Should Burn Your NDA | College Startup Blog Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:25:58 +0000 http://www.thestartuplawyer.com/?p=651#comment-299 [...] Muse won’t sign one (here’s why he will, but will charge you for it), here’s one post from the startup lawyer himself, Ryan Roberts, (and another), two from Guy Kawasaki (one here and [...] [...] Muse won’t sign one (here’s why he will, but will charge you for it), here’s one post from the startup lawyer himself, Ryan Roberts, (and another), two from Guy Kawasaki (one here and [...]

]]> By: Ryan Roberts http://startuplawyer.com/venture-capital/guy-kawasaki-on-ndas#comment-301 Ryan Roberts Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:56:30 +0000 http://www.thestartuplawyer.com/?p=651#comment-301 Thanks for the comment, Scot. And you're right, one must consider the ability of the "potential idea stealer" to implement the stolen idea. Every now and then I'll get asked to sign an NDA from a potential client. My email inbox isn't full of business plans, but I would face the same issue as an investor in that I would have to create a system to keep track of them. Oh and of course I would have no idea how to use a cloud, widget, .net, RoR, or similar platform to implement a startup idea. Thanks for the comment, Scot. And you're right, one must consider the ability of the "potential idea stealer" to implement the stolen idea.

Every now and then I'll get asked to sign an NDA from a potential client. My email inbox isn't full of business plans, but I would face the same issue as an investor in that I would have to create a system to keep track of them.

Oh and of course I would have no idea how to use a cloud, widget, .net, RoR, or similar platform to implement a startup idea.

]]> By: Scot Duke http://startuplawyer.com/venture-capital/guy-kawasaki-on-ndas#comment-300 Scot Duke Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:36:12 +0000 http://www.thestartuplawyer.com/?p=651#comment-300 I knew there was a reason I followed your blog...just kidding. Great stuff here. I agree with you on the NDA's for investors. NDA's really only apply when you are talking to someone who is fully capable of taking your idea and running with it without you..like a direct competitor you want to merger with to produce a product or service in your mutual markets. In the case of a competitor not wanting to sign off on an NDA gives you a warning that they probably would steal the idea. Carry on with providing us more info like this. It is good stuff. I knew there was a reason I followed your blog…just kidding. Great stuff here.

I agree with you on the NDA's for investors. NDA's really only apply when you are talking to someone who is fully capable of taking your idea and running with it without you..like a direct competitor you want to merger with to produce a product or service in your mutual markets. In the case of a competitor not wanting to sign off on an NDA gives you a warning that they probably would steal the idea.

Carry on with providing us more info like this. It is good stuff.

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