“When an investor you pitched everything to, tells you they are now doing something competitive….It’s just a terrible feeling!”
“I Feel Kind Of Stupid Now,” Rugolo Added. “Because We Talked For So Long. I Met With Them so Many Times and Demo’d all Their People —Talking About All Our Ideas.”
$605M for Trade Secret Theft of ‘Innovative Approach to Selling Renewable Fuels’
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Former Partners Paying Lip Service To Trade Secrets End Up In Court
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Is An NDA Sufficient To Protect Trade Secrets?
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No NDA, No Play
Sometimes investors or partners say we are too busy we do not sign NDAs. Don't work with them. No NDA, No Play
