According to Wikipedia, venture capital (VC) is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high-risk start-up companies on the back of a novel technology or business model – so is it really any wonder so much emphasis is placed on maintaining the confidentiality of information related to an entrepreneur’s innovation, novel technology or business model?

While we encourage a robust trade secret policy, as well as the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) when the situation…

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