# IT:BD:Secrecy #



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## Summary ##

Whether to have everybody sign an [[IT/About/#NDA/]] before discussing your idea is an age old question for new entrepreneurs.


## Notes ##

The consensus is that for software startups, concentrating on secrecy is a waste of time for *most* projects.

It gets in the way of finding talent, funding, market research -- all crucial to delivery.

In essence, when you cut off feedback, you're asking for miracle odds that you got the idea 100% right, on your own, without discussing it with anyone else, and correcting for what the market wants. In other words, it probably is perfect for the market -- but you've only got a market of 1 (yourself).

Some notes to give background to the above:

* Nobody is stealing your idea.
    * Correction: there are 50 other teams in the world.
* Startups die from obscurity, but thrive on feedback.
* Worry about how to get MORE people knowing about your product, not LESS.
* NDA's are a waste of time unless your sitting still.
    * Good read: http://fullstart.com/knowledge/will-i-really-steal-your-idea-nda/


## Resources ##

* https://speakerdeck.com/giladvdn/ten-things-about-being-a-founder-i-wish-i-knew-two-years-ago?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=buffer1015c&utm_medium=twitter
* http://fullstart.com/knowledge/will-i-really-steal-your-idea-nda/