A prospective client asked me to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) the other day before we began working together. After agreeing to sign his document, I was promptly shown a boilerplate template of an NDA that the guy had downloaded from the internet.

I had to laugh inside because I always tell my clients to secure an NDA whenever they are showing company information, a business plan and especially financials to anyone, yet I think NDAs are documents produced for honest people to be reminded to be honest.

I’m wondering if anyone else feels NDAs provide a sense of security?

According to Wikipedia, an “NDA creates a confidential relationship between the parties to protect any type of confidential and proprietary information or trade sec...