Whose Idea Was This? | Protecting Your IP Before the First Round

A brilliant idea is not a business asset just because it came out of your mouth.

In Episode 2 of Executive Pour, Karen Sullivan and attorney Maritza “Shay” Nelson unpack what business owners get wrong about intellectual property, ownership, NDAs, copyright, trade secrets, contractor work, and AI-generated content.

This episode covers:
• who actually owns creative work
• why paying for work does not automatically mean you own it
• how copyright, trade secrets, and confidentiality really work
• when an NDA makes sense
• how AI can create ownership and confidentiality problems
• why unclear IP can hurt valuation, growth, and exit planning
Bottom line:

You are not building value if you cannot prove the business owns the thing that makes it different.

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