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4 Deadly Legal Mistakes That Startups Make

Scott Edward Walker

And please don’t tell us to hire a lawyer.) Vesting Restrictions. The first deadly mistake relates to vesting restrictions. This is a particular concern if the startup is in the same space as a founder’s prior employer. You need to make sure that any IP created by outside developers (i.e., IP Ownership.

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