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If I Launched a Startup

The Startup Lawyer

8) Vest Founders Shares?: 9) Vesting Schedule for Founders Shares: 4 years with a One Year Cliff. (10) 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. (11) 11) Handling of “Lost Founders&# : Lock Down the IP. 1) Length of NDA: 0 pages. (2) 1) Entity Choice: Corporation or Corporation. (2) Hell Yes. (9)

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If I Launched a Startup

The Startup Lawyer

8) Vest Founders Shares?: 9) Vesting Schedule for Founders Shares: 4 years with a One Year Cliff. (10) 10) Consideration for Founders Shares: Cash & IP. (11) 11) Handling of “Lost Founders&# : Lock Down the IP (then Wish Them Well). 1) Length of NDA: 0 pages. (2) 2) State of Incorporation: Delaware. (3)

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Series Seed Financing Documents

www.seriesseed.com

It would be helpful to get a California standard employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company, and confidentiality. Standard 1-way/bi-lateral NDA's, standard templates for an employee manual, employee contract/agreements, IP ownership release to company are on my wish-list too.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Make sure you own all the IP created during this trial period, and make no promises for later. Vest, young man. Starting a company without vesting your stock is like getting your girlfriend pregnant on the first date. Need to learn about IP, patents, etc.? Asking an IP lawyer, “Is my invention patentable?&#

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Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

Should I require and NDA? I can’t offer any amazing technology or IP, but I can solve a few problems by just doing it “right”, and not the way it’s being forced on people right now. All that being said, all equity allocation (giving) should be done with a 4 year vesting, 1 year cliff. Then launch.