Taking the position that non-patented work could be stolen overnight is an irrational, yet strangely a pervasive fear in software. It's why new entrepreneurs p

Taking the position that non-patented work could be stolen overnight is an irrational, yet strangely a pervasive fear in software. It's why new entrepreneurs push NDA's on their initial contacts. It's been my experience that there is a tremendous amount of work that goes into building a successful tech company. Anything that is truly new technology is often kept as a trade secret. In software, patents are only great for defense.