Avoiding Key Legal Mistakes!for Your Startup

Rob Hyndman Sprout Up, February 2010

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Agenda

• Pick co-founders very carefully

• Structure co-founder arrangements properly

• Be careful with equity

• Have proper employment and IP ownership documents

•  Incorporate

• Raise awareness before money

• Don’t be a jerk

Before you start

Pick co-founders!*very* carefully

Structure co-founder!arrangements properly

Be careful with your equity

Have proper employment and!IP ownership documents

Incorporate

Raise awareness!before money

Don’t be!a jerk

Agenda

• Pick co-founders very carefully

• Structure co-founder arrangements properly

• Be careful with equity

• Have proper employment and IP ownership documents

•  Incorporate

• Raise awareness before money

• Don’t be a jerk

Avoiding Key Legal Mistakes!for Your Startup

Rob Hyndman Sprout Up, February 2010