Henry Briffel – If They Aren’t Willing to Sign an NDA Something Is Probably Wrong

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A management consultant and venture capital professional,</span> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrybriffel/"><strong>Henry Briffel</strong></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">advocates for the highest ethical standards, value of a secure and diversified supply chain, and the power of people and technology to bring innovation to the marketplace. Henry helps clients raise capital, operationalize their ideas into businesses, and monetize their products and services for the benefit of all stakeholders.</span></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>“Most people are good, but they are frequently influenced by money.”</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Henry Briffel</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2> <h3><strong>Even veterans make poor investments</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Henry’s worst investment came just recently after working for years and moving on to entrepreneurship.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Henry, over time, had made valuable business contacts and resources. He met a businessman who made him an offer to join his business as a partner. He offered Henry a 50% business deal. With Henry’s connections, together, they could build a successful business. Henry saw this as an excellent business opportunity.</span></p> <h3><strong>Working with blind trust</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Henry and his partner agreed on a temporary partnership. Henry gave everything he had into the partnership from the start. He brought on valuable venture deals and even put his resources into the business for several months. Soon enough, they had deals on the table from major tech companies.</span></p> <h3><strong>The cracks start to show</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As they got close to closing one of the significant deals, Henry started noticing behavior change in his partner. He brushed it off as two strangers getting to know e