That explains why the NDAs are costly. But if you don’t sign one, you can’t e.g. get the OpenPhil grant. So the examples don’t explain how “it’s almost never worth signing one”.
Not all of these are NDAs; my understanding is that the OpenPhil request comes along with the news of the grant (and isn’t a contract). Really my original shortform should’ve been a broader point about confidentiality/secrecy norms, but...
That explains why the NDAs are costly. But if you don’t sign one, you can’t e.g. get the OpenPhil grant. So the examples don’t explain how “it’s almost never worth signing one”.
Not all of these are NDAs; my understanding is that the OpenPhil request comes along with the news of the grant (and isn’t a contract). Really my original shortform should’ve been a broader point about confidentiality/secrecy norms, but...