My advice (as a university student too) is to try and do everything through student societies, alumni networks, and through ‘official’ channels. If you are paying a company/professional to get involved they should sign a non-disclosure practise which happens at every stage of small, medium and large-sized companies with any type of IP.
I think the secret sauce is this is maybe discussing ideas generally, at a conceptual level rather than explaining step by step to strangers/people you do not trust.
My advice (as a university student too) is to try and do everything through student societies, alumni networks, and through ‘official’ channels. If you are paying a company/professional to get involved they should sign a non-disclosure practise which happens at every stage of small, medium and large-sized companies with any type of IP.
I think the secret sauce is this is maybe discussing ideas generally, at a conceptual level rather than explaining step by step to strangers/people you do not trust.