'NDA' Tag
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5 Ineffective approaches to VC funding in France
April 30, 2013Although there are no guaranteed methods to successful VC funding in France, some approaches are doomed from the start. Here are five such missteps I’ve witnessed, all from just the past few months, and of course kept anonymous because I believe in second chances. Send me a blind teaser, aka Project X, containing such a […]
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Pigeons don’t poop in private
October 9, 2012Wow, it has been quite a week ! President François Hollande’s Socialist government unveiled its draft 2013 budget comprising some potentially devastating tax dis-incentives for entrepreneurs and VCs. A revolt ensued, with the birth of the Pigeon Movement, an explosion of emotion on social media sites, worldwide media attention, and the culmination of a dialogue […]
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These premises are utterly confidential
November 29, 2011Fred Wilson captured my feelings perfectly in his post today about Reception Desk NDAs. Thankfully, this practice has not taken hold in Europe yet, European subsidiaries of US firms notwithstanding. European startups, particularly their fundraising advisors, love asking VCs to sign an NDA. As I’ve written before, I think NDAs waste precious time, bring little […]