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Founder Institute
Startup Legal and IPRoss Kimbarovsky
December 2, 2015
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ten lessons
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start early
• leaving your employer
• forming your company• raising capital• protecting assets
• local, state, federal laws• HR
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be proactive, not reactive
(legal vs. business risk)
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find a lawyer whogroks your business
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everything is negotiable
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perform reference checks
(talk to other startups)
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manage costs
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clearly define the scopeof each matter
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fight for things that matter
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require form documentsas deliverables
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don’t be penny wise £ foolish
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a few words about IP …
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you should be more concernedabout people listening to your ideas
than about people stealing them
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document allagreements in writing
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get employment andcontractor agreements inplace before work starts
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read all contracts carefullybefore you sign
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