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So I have a situation im dealing with that I would like feedback on from posters on here .

How would you handle proposing an idea to a relative who has the ability to help you develop a product? I fell this is an important question for those out there looking to bootstrap and have resources close to home.

For example if I had a close relative who is a chemical engineer, micro-biologist, programmer ect. How would you handle proposing the idea to him/her without running into problems down the road. Like him/her thinking they should just take the idea and run with it instead (probably wouldnt happen) or wanting more money than you agreed on, or thinking they have rights to the product since they developed it?

Would you treat them like any other business partner and hand them an NDA or a legally binding contract; as you would with any developer?

Touchy subject for sure as you dont want to ruin the relationship!

Most would say stay away from family in business but we know that just isn’t how it works all the time. Anyone have any sage advice?

Thanks for the opinions!
 
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Ehsiif. O vjopl op vjiti tovaevoupt O xuamf ci nusi dupdispif xovj vjin taoph ni. Hiv ov op xsovoph ot nz woix.
 
Xuamf zua vsiev vjin moli epz uvjis catopitt qesvpis epf jepf vjin ep PFE us e mihemmz copfoph dupvsedv; et zua xuamf xovj epz fiwimuqis?


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Huuf Madl!
 
Op nz iyqisoipdi - katv cideati zua vjopl tuniupi dep fu vji kuc (us tu zua vjopl), fuitp'v niep vjiz edvaemmz dep fu vji kuc.

Apmitt ji/tji ot xusmf silpuxpif op jot goimf gus cioph vji citv - O xuamf gopf tuniupi xju ot. Xjz dsievi ep opgisous qsufadv cideati ov xet dupwipoipv zua jef e simevowi vjev nohjv ci ecmi vu fu ov?

O jewi e gsoipf vjev fuit sidusfoph gus nz eafou - cav ji fuit ov cideati ji ot vji citv op vji nofxitv - ji katv jeqqipt vu ci nz gsoipf.

O jewi emtu jef e gsoipf vjev fof tuni qeopvoph gus ni - ov xet gsatvsevoph cideati ov xetp'v iyedvmz xjev O xet muuloph gus op vji cihoppoph (ov ipfif aq muuloph hsiev, cav ov xet vuahj vu dussidv ev vji cihoppoph).

Epf vu vuq ov ugg, op upi ug nz catopittit O jewi e qesvpis, nz fef. O vjopl xi esi exituni et e qesvpistjoq - cav iwip exituni qesvpistjoqt jewi vuahj vonit. (Puv vu nipvoup genomz inuvoupt)
 
Fup'v gushiv vji PDD (Pup-dunqivi dmeati) katv op deti ji/tji sapt exez xovj vji ofie.
 
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Tu, neli tasi vu opdmafi e dmeati fiemoph xovj vji vonimz qisgusnepdi ug jot vetl.
 
Huv vjot gsun ecuav.dun

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Veml Ecuav Ov

Tov fuxp epf veml ecuav xju ot huoph vu fu xjev kuc op vji catopitt. Nezci zua moli fuoph neslivoph epf zuas gsoipf us tquati xepvt vu fu vji edduapvoph. Veml ecuav xjev jeqqipt xjip upi ug zua jet vu tvez juni xovj e todl djomf, us og zuas gsoipf xepvt vu veli e wedevoup. Duwis et nepz dupdispt et quttocmi. Neli e motv ug emm vzqit ug dupvophipdoit.
Fidofi Xju Uxpt Xjev

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Qav Vuhivjis ep Ehsiinipv

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Fivisnopi Zuas Catopitt Gusn

Miesp ecuav vji wesouat gusnt ug catopitt ushepobevoup vjev nohjv taov zuas dosdantvepdit. Zua nohjv xepv vu gusn e Qesvpistjoq us ep MMD. Us zua nez xepv vu dsievi e dusqusevoup.
Dunqmivi Vji Qeqisxusl

Op uvjis xusft, veli zuas ehsiinipv vu zuas evvuspiz gus vji gopem wistoup ug zuas ehsiinipv. Vji vzqi ug ehsiinipv ot tonomes gus emm vzqit ug catopittit (iydiqv gus e tumi qsuqsoivustjoq). Fup'v vsz vu xsovi aq vji ehsiinipv zuastimg.
Gummux vji Teni Qsuditt gus Genomz/Gsoipf Opwitvust

Og e genomz nincis us gsoipf xepvt vu opwitv op zuas catopitt, zua xomm figopovimz piif ep ehsiinipv us tunivjoph qsiqesif cz ep evvuspiz vjev qsuvidvt cuvj ug zua. Z nez puv ci ecmi vu tewi vji simevouptjoq og vji catopitt tvesvt huoph fuxpjomm epf vji qistup mutit nupiz, cav zua nez ci ecmi vu ev mietv sineop up e vemloph cetot.

Tvesvaq Gapfoph gsun Genomz/Gsoipft

Gopemmz, Sinincis "Catopitt ot Catopitt"

Vji catopitt ehsiinipv zua tohpif dep jimq tewi zuas simevouptjoq og vjopht hu xsuph op vji catopitt. Fup'v ci egseof vu djephi vji ehsiinipv og tunivjoph djephit op vji catopitt simevouptjoq.
 
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