jmcb420

I have an idea for a mainstream site that has not been done. If it has it's not on googles first hundred or so pages, and I've been looking on and off for weeks.

Since it seems that the idea I have effectively isn't being utilized by anyone else, I'm in a pickle as to how to go about making it happen. I'll never be able to code it myself, that's out of the question. So in order to build the site I'm going to have to hire a programing team.

In order to protect the idea, confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements will have to be signed before I open my mouth and say what I need built. But even with that I'll still be a bit nervous about actually telling anyone else the idea. It's dynamic, people will love it, and it's a hand over fist money maker idea... provided I managed a proper ad campaign.

Does anyone here know anything about patents? And is it possible to protect the idea or business model through the patent process? Confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements are all well and good, but a patent would be nice to have in case one or more of the programing team decide that the idea is good enough to steal.

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