Startup Legal
“Dot your I’s and cross your T’s,”
Whilst there are legal considerations for setting up any new business, there are additional due diligence requirements that need to be made for a new startup. From making sure that you set up the right company structure to accommodate for growth, through to contracts and agreements that will form part of your foundation build. Navigating your way through these pitfalls will require some legal literacy and the helping hand of a good commercial lawyer. It is best to make sure that your strategy allows for flexibility.
Checklist
- Company Structure
- Co-Founder and Partnership Agreements
- An IP Strategy
- Stakeholder Contracts and MOU’s
- Legal Diligence
Outcomes
Having a solid legal strategy will ensure that you can find the right partner to assist in these, if and when they occur. The below boilerplate documents will outline some of things to consider, but ultimately they will need to be executed by a legal representative to be considered binding.
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