Agreements Questions

We have a Hong Kong company and are trying to launch. We have limited funds but are thinking of hiring someone and paying in shares. However, we don't want to just sell shares and watch our new...

Hiring Legal Agreements Shares Vesting

asked Jun 17 '14 at 09:16

User33966
11 points

My partner and I, want to bring a CTO on board since we don't have technical background. We already started with our start-up and agreed with the CTO on equity basis (no investment from his end),...

CTO Contract Agreements Partnership Business Law

asked Aug 13 '17 at 14:25

Zeid A
1 point

To buy a capital investment and build inventory, a family member wrote a $3,000 personal check to my company. We verbally agreed on terms of 1 year at 10% interest with monthly payments. My...

Finance Agreements Loan

asked Apr 13 '10 at 06:45

Clint
695 points

Could you start a company with a co-founder, and have generic agreements in place, all without registering a corporation?We're bootstrapping our first startup and don't want to spend both money and...

Co-Founder Legal Agreements Corporation Startups

asked Jun 18 '14 at 20:12

Marion Woodward
9 points

Under my agreement with my current employer, they retain ownership of everything that I create, both at work and side projects (the legal wording is very lose on this, and I guess it's like that...

Legal Jobs Side Projects Agreements Startups

asked Jul 17 '14 at 18:29

Cristina Rath
12 points

Between me and my 5 other co-founders, we are deciding who will hold the CEO position. It has come down to me and another founder. I was told from one of my other founders that they thought I...

Founders Agreement Founders Agreements CEO Titles

asked Sep 19 '14 at 19:25

User34135
11 points

Monicka here, Am new to this site so don't know right format to ask question so please help this young entrepreneur. We are having a software service provider company. going to develop a software...

Business Partnerships Agreements Legal Documents

asked Nov 12 '13 at 21:49

Monicka Akilan
101 points

I've been offered 20% of the profit of a new startup if I build the website (which is essential to the business). What types of things should I look for in the agreement that is to be drawn up?

Partnerships Agreements Profit Sharing

asked Jun 7 '13 at 22:16

User1477388
143 points

I've been given a paper to sign where it says: You will be paid equivalent when/if SomeCompany makes turnover. Eventually transactions between the parties must be seen as loans. What does that...

Payments Consulting Agreements

asked Jun 17 '13 at 05:45

User26655
1 point

My business is a B2B SaaS business that I've been running for the last two years. It is self-provisioning, self-service, subscription-based service charged to customers credit cards. Monthly...

Saas Agreements Terms And Conditions

asked Mar 23 '13 at 06:53

Igorek
886 points

I am an independent developer (non-employee) who is coding a product for a startup. I have other sub-contracting agreements with other clients. The 'Technology Assignment Agreement' that the...

Contract Agreements

asked Feb 14 '13 at 01:13

User24004
8 points

I am entering discussions where the subject of me receiving equity in a company might be brought up. I would like to know if there is a common business term (manner-of-speaking term) for an...

Definitions Legal Agreements

asked Dec 16 '12 at 23:15

Roger
106 points

In The beginning Around one year ago we build a software company, we needed to quit our jobs, get financing, a product, legal work, accounting work, clients and partnerships with providers. we...

Equity Partnerships Agreements

asked Oct 31 '12 at 05:19

Sd Reyes
156 points

I have a partnership agreement I'd like a second opinion on, but I can't afford a lawyer right now. What other resources are out there? I've found a web-based contract review site that uses...

Contract Negotiation Legal Agreements Review

asked Oct 6 '12 at 04:13

Jim
4 points

I am sorry that if it is not the right place to ask this question. I want to sell my idea to a/ a few companies to improve their products. I want to ask them to hire me as this project engineer to...

Agreements

asked Sep 24 '12 at 06:10

Marco
130 points

I'm working on an operating agreement for a three member LLC in which two of the members are married. I'd like to include some language that stipulates that in the event the marriage is terminated...

Agreements

asked Sep 26 '12 at 01:45

Robert
11 points

We have a company that has three business partners (all of us are liable for whatever happens in the company). One of the partners is temporarily leaving the company as he can't fulfill his duties...

Partner Legal Founders Agreement Agreements

asked Aug 29 '12 at 18:37

Kraken
16 points

According to related topic: If I'm working at a company, do they have intellectual property rights to the stuff I do in my spare time? (and related : Intellectual Property and Side-Projects in...

Employees Employers Copyright Intellectual Property Agreements

asked Aug 12 '12 at 19:24

Grzegorz Wierzowiecki
126 points

This is my situation. I had an idea and wanted to start developing it into a product. I brought in my first "partner" which is a guy I work with on a regular basis, I kicked some ideas around with...

Partnerships Agreements

asked Apr 26 '12 at 16:11

Binary X
208 points

Since I'm not a legal adult, is there anything special I need to watch out for in terms of startup culture? Technically, I can get out of any legal agreement (since they can't be binding until I'm...

Legal Independent Contractor Agreements

asked Mar 25 '12 at 10:48

Jrg
247 points