NDA
also referred to as: ndas
5 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Nov 23, 2024 by Jordi Hays · across every show →
Everything said about NDA, oldest first
Nov 23, 2024 negative
Asking an Investor to Sign an NDA Signals a Startup Will Fail
“It is the most negative signal when you talk to a founder, and they're, like, cagey about their idea, or they're like, oh, like, I mean, I still, like, maybe three times a year will take a meeting with a company, and they try to get me to sign an NDA, and I'm …”
Nov 23, 2024 neutral
A Top Founder Will Eventually Make Pre-Pitch NDAs a Status Symbol
“I do think this is gonna be a pendulum swing thing, though, and eventually there's gonna be the Chad founder who forces everyone to sign NDAs and makes it very embarrassing to the firms and degrades them, and it becomes a status symbol.”
Dec 6, 2024 negative
Hays: Founders requiring NDAs for pitch decks is a major red flag
“The thing about startups is the reason that it's so bearish when a founder says to you, oh, can you sign my NDA before you look at my deck is because as a founder for 99.9% of businesses, you should be able to tell somebody your exact plan step by step, every …”
Dec 11, 2024 negative
Hays: Founders should not ask VCs for NDAs before pitching
“I think he knows that you're not supposed to ask for an NDA before you pitch somebody something. At least in the venture world. Cause at this point it's like, you know, you asked for an NDA and then what if we already had that idea? And then it becomes this so…”