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This sounds great on the first glance, I wonder: how is it taken in practice? I guess it is slightly better than clear refusal...
by isoos 5y ago
This sounds great on the first glance, I wonder: how is it taken in practice? I guess it is slightly better than clear refusal...
- ISL 5y agoI've had some success with, "Okay, well what can we talk about without the NDA?" NDAs are hard; there are good reasons for them, but they are too-easily proffered and too-often signed. Where possible, they are far more humane if they have a reasonable end-date. At the end of the day, these agreements (and non-competes/non-poaching clauses), among well-intentioned people, can boil down to the spirit of Stuart Freedman's request [1] that Gerry Garvey memorialize an oath: "I swear that I will not screw you unnecessarily." These agreements, however, are a bulwark against the ill-intentioned and malevolent. [1] https://youtu.be/sFWi4tvQcCY?t=892 https://youtu.be/sFWi4tvQcCY?t=892
- exabrial 5y agoThat's the exact spirit. "What are you willing to discuss without the NDA?" is one I'll stick in the toolbox.