Comments on: RIP NDA http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/ Social Media and Coaching for Business Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Hans de Kraker http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Hans de Kraker Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:45:24 +0000 http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/#comment-1358 I would have to disagree. The fact that it is easier to communicate with many may make an NDA even more necessary . The fact that there is 'new' connectivity does not mean you have to connect with everything or everyone. You arguably need to protect yourself even more - because if you are building IP that is part of a competitive advantage for a group of corporates - they will all make you sign NDA's - regardless of your opinion - and they will expect you to sign NDA's with your collaborators - however open they are. There is a great case for Social Networks AND as always a great case for NDA's. Sometimes either or both are inappropriate:-) Human dishonesty has not dissappeared with social networks. Now this would be nice/-) I would have to disagree. The fact that it is easier to communicate with many may make an NDA even more necessary . The fact that there is ‘new’ connectivity does not mean you have to connect with everything or everyone.

You arguably need to protect yourself even more – because if you are building IP that is part of a competitive advantage for a group of corporates – they will all make you sign NDA’s – regardless of your opinion – and they will expect you to sign NDA’s with your collaborators – however open they are.

There is a great case for Social Networks AND as always a great case for NDA’s.

Sometimes either or both are inappropriate:-)

Human dishonesty has not dissappeared with social networks. Now this would be nice/-)

]]> By: Tim Courtney http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/comment-page-1/#comment-1287 Tim Courtney Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:59:06 +0000 http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/#comment-1287 The last NDA I signed, other than for my current employer, was with a large private European company. A company I love, but nonetheless one with a big legal team and one you would expect to have to sign an NDA with. Contrast this with my contacts with entrepreneurs and businesspeople in my local tech community: I've discussed several projects and ideas solely on trust. In the social web, our good name and integrity are our most valuable assets. If you become known as an untrustworthy person or as someone who blabs, your reputation will suffer and you will have only yourself to blame for it. If you respect peoples' ideas and use discretion, your trustworthiness will grow and you'll have only yourself to thank. The last NDA I signed, other than for my current employer, was with a large private European company. A company I love, but nonetheless one with a big legal team and one you would expect to have to sign an NDA with. Contrast this with my contacts with entrepreneurs and businesspeople in my local tech community: I’ve discussed several projects and ideas solely on trust.

In the social web, our good name and integrity are our most valuable assets. If you become known as an untrustworthy person or as someone who blabs, your reputation will suffer and you will have only yourself to blame for it. If you respect peoples’ ideas and use discretion, your trustworthiness will grow and you’ll have only yourself to thank.

]]> By: Paul Akino http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Paul Akino Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:47:53 +0000 http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/#comment-1252 Right. Withholding information is totally against Web 2.0s' aim to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and collaboration. It would be ironic to think that web 2.0 experts would be the ones to go against the concept of web 2.0 itself. Right. Withholding information is totally against Web 2.0s’ aim to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and collaboration.

It would be ironic to think that web 2.0 experts would be the ones to go against the concept of web 2.0 itself.

]]> By: Jim Durbin http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/comment-page-1/#comment-1238 Jim Durbin Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:03:48 +0000 http://deswalsh.com/2008/03/20/rip-nda/#comment-1238 Des, I'm so with you on that. I've had to sign so many documents in the last fews years from budding entrepreneurs that I'm probably breaking three of them just typing this comment. No more. I have lots of business secrets in my head - if I can't be trusted to keep the important things confidential, then they aren't working with the right person. And if you need an NDA to prevent your competition from getting ahead of you, that just means that you aren't ready to take your product to market better, faster, and cheaper. RIP NDA indeed. Des,

I’m so with you on that. I’ve had to sign so many documents in the last fews years from budding entrepreneurs that I’m probably breaking three of them just typing this comment.

No more. I have lots of business secrets in my head – if I can’t be trusted to keep the important things confidential, then they aren’t working with the right person.

And if you need an NDA to prevent your competition from getting ahead of you, that just means that you aren’t ready to take your product to market better, faster, and cheaper.

RIP NDA indeed.

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