Alex's Tech Thoughts

A startup asked me to sign an NDA before chatting last week.

I have been asked this before and want to express my feelings about it.

Never sign an NDA before talking to someone. There is nothing good that can come out from it.

I understand that some companies want to protect themselves from potential competitors, but if your idea is so indefensible that you need an NDA before we talk then you need to rethink your business.

On top of that, one cannot guarantee they are not working on something that may be competitive before signing an NDA. If you sign that NDA you are in deep trouble.

So the lesson of the day is don’t sign NDA’s if you don’t absolutely have to, it can only hurt you.