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Wantrepreneurs: Always wear protection with the Wallet NDA

If you’re like me, you like to tell everyone around you all of the time about whatever mashup/widget/paradigm-shifting-whatever is on your mind at any given moment. BUT: as they say at the ‘wag, “one person’s oral contract is another person’s dorm room chit-chat” - which can lead to your killer ideas getting built and monetized by someone else… not good!

So - to protect myself, I built the TechFold Wallet / Pocket NDA - a short and sweet non-disclosure agreement that I get friends, family, & coworkers to sign whenever chit-chat turns to business. Its fast, free, and easy to print, and fits perfectly in your wallet - always ready to CYA!

And best of all, in the spirit of litigation 2.0, its free! Click here for the Word file, then print, fold, tear, pocket — and profit! You can bet Tyler Winklevoss wishes he’d had one of these in his wallet when he started chatting with Facebook…

Step 1: Print!

Step 2: Fold along the dotted line…

Step 3: Tear along the creases…

Step 4: Fold in half into business-card sized pieces…

And you’re done! Have a great, litigation free weekend!

UPDATE: Here’s the full text of the NDA for you to “mashup” as you see fit. Widgetize it baby!

This Non-Disclosure Agreement is between __________________________ (herein referred to as “YOU”) and __________________________ (herein referred to as “ME” or “I”), who desire to discuss a concept or idea thought up by ME. I wish to have this discussion for the purposes of (1) passing the time, (2) getting positive feedback, (3) pitching you for funding, or (4) filling a gap in table conversation. The Parties listed above hereby agree to the following terms as they relate to the disclosure of information considered proprietary by ME.
At no time from the date of this agreement shall YOU directly or indirectly disclose, sell or give any information it receives from ME to any person, firm, or corporation, or use the information for its own benefit, except for the purpose described above, without the express written consent of ME.
Should any dispute arise from or relate to matters covered by this Agreement, the parties agree first to attempt to resolve the matter in confidential, private meetings between the parties or arm wrestling. If this fails to produce a mutually satisfactory resolution, the parties shall, as an alternative to litigation, enter into legally binding arbitration. The parties understand that these methods shall be the sole remedy for any controversy or claim arising out of the matters covered by this Agreement and expressly waive their right to file a law suit or claim against one another for such disputes, except to enforce arbitration decision or the provisions of this paragraph.

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Guy Kawasaki: Truemors. Yawn.

Earlier this week I wondered what Guy Kawasaki was up to with his bizzare Help Wanted blog post.

TC has the scoop: Its “True Rumours” - a twitter-y, citizen-journalist-y, rumour mongering site.

Let me be the first to throw this fish back in the water: This need is served elsewhere, ten million times over. 99% of submissions will be unsubstantiated, the 1% that aren’t will have broken on Perez Hilton or Valleywag hours previously.

Edit: Rex Dixon is bullish on Truemors, stating that he thinks it has Guy Kawasaki Gold written all over it. Not so sure about that.

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A quick Apple Scandal Update

Yeah, I got taken by Valleywag when Nick wrote this post - “Get out of Apple stock right now.” Starting with the breathless disclaimer that he had sold all of his Apple stock before writing the post, Nick went on to peg Apple as about to be beheaded by regulators.

Anyway, things turned out differently. I wonder if Nick regrets that stock sale now?

GigaOM wraps it all concisely, summarizing the fact that Steve Jobs seems to have dodged Anderson’s bullet by having a really good quarter. The NYT suggests that Anderson has a grudge to settle - time will tell if Jobs gets dinged with an SEC fine, but whatever the case, it looks like the market has moved on.

Edit: Couldn’t resist:

From: the I-can-has-cheeseburger blog

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VALLEYWAG: Sell your APPLE STOCK now

This is Valleywag’s advice, not mine - I’m just sharing the news: Fred Anderson, former Apple CFO, cut a deal with the SEC and has apparently pulled the rug out from under Steve Jobs, exhuastively implicating him in the scandal.

Given the degree to which Apple is the Cult-of-Steve, the company is extremely vulnerable to reputation damage from any tarnishing of Mr. Jobs. And imagine what would go down if Jobs went to the slammer for a few years - does Apple have a product strategy without him at the helm? [EDIT: Given that the suits are all civil, fines are the order of the day, not jail time]

EDIT: Here’s the GFinance view on Apple with convenient stock price chart.

EDIT: CNN says SEC has filed civil charges against 2 apple execs. Jobs to follow?

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