Agreements Questions

I am in talk with another company for developing a software for them. They require a Non-Disclosure agreement. Should I ask to specify an expiry date for the NDA? Or does it apply to my entire...

NDA Agreements

asked Mar 22 '12 at 02:12

Cnu
123 points

I'm considering starting a company with a few friends. Each of us are single guys. We're wondering, is it legal or common for a company to require other owners to sign a prenup in the event they...

Founders Agreement Business Partnerships Agreements

asked Jan 28 '12 at 13:58

Dave
124 points

I have been on a fruitless search for a technical partner to help me build a web startup. In the meantime, I went ahead and had the MVP built by an offshore company. They've done a pretty good job,...

Outsourcing Negotiation Technical Partnership Agreements

asked Dec 29 '11 at 03:26

Li Zhou
323 points

I'm starting a creative partnership, however, the theme, name, and concept are all mine. I've invited my friend in as an artist/partner who will contribute to present and future productions. I'd...

Agreements

asked Jan 4 '12 at 12:58

Veronica
1 point

What steps should I take to protect myself (and the company) as the sole developer of the product? My business partner will be handling the business side of things. It was his idea, originally,...

Founders Agreements

asked Oct 11 '11 at 02:53

Bill
11 points

So I'm starting a new venture with a friend of mine. Basically, we are not going to be looking for seed funding, or really any funding for that matter. We are going to be up fronting the costs to...

LLC Tax Website Agreements Sponsorship

asked Aug 30 '11 at 23:09

Slandau
203 points

I'll be starting a "startup" that will require me to see existing code, propritary data, etc. I'm sure that most of my potential clients will not already have an NDA for me to sign so I want to be...

Contract Agreements

asked Aug 27 '11 at 02:21

Dustin Davis
272 points

Here's the scenario: Myself and 2 partners have been working on a project since January. Since we are all friends (mistake number 1) we orally agreed to split the future company's equity three ways...

Partner Partnerships Agreements Memberships

asked Aug 5 '11 at 01:07

Miles
130 points

Last year we started a software firm, we have managed to build a good technical team and do a couple of projects which helped us hang around. Recently we had an offer from one of the investor to...

Investors Partnerships Agreements Profit Sharing

asked Jul 13 '11 at 13:08

Fayaz
35 points

My 3 man equal partnership disagrees on a key issue regarding placing a buyout clause in our operating agreement. One of the three is deeply against any buyout close for both his status as a member...

LLC Agreements

asked Jun 13 '11 at 08:50

Steve
113 points

My question is pretty broad, but I am just wondering the next logical steps to take in establishing and distributing equity in an iOS App Business Startup. What form or document do I would need to...

Equity Distribution Agreements Shares

asked May 24 '11 at 13:47

Canty Jeffrey
10 points

After much search, it seemed that I have found a suitable partner for my IP based startup. Things seemed to have progressed well until I asked him to sign a no-compete agreement as part of the...

LLC Agreements Liability

asked Mar 21 '11 at 03:55

Glen
31 points

An associate and I are considering putting together a startup. We will likely (hopefully) have competent counsel draw up the incoporation paperwork. Since this will likely be the firm that my...

Founder Agreements

asked Feb 25 '11 at 03:40

Ev Conrad
561 points

I have recently established a company to sell ecommerce software as SaaS. There are some leads that request proposals from me. I am in a dilemma. There are two risks that I want to avoid: I want...

Software Ecommerce Customer Support Project Management Agreements

asked Jan 28 '11 at 20:00

Mert Nuhoglu
116 points

I am considering hiring a firm in India for a website development and am in the process of drafting the agreement. I am located in Australia. Standard agreements include a clause stating which...

Legal Agreements

asked Dec 23 '10 at 13:41

Trish
186 points

Always, wondered this, and never found a good answer. Guess the opposite applies, too -- how do you know someone does NOT have the right to enter a legal agreement on behalf of a company? Please...

Sales Legal Agreements

asked Oct 23 '10 at 05:01

Blunders .
899 points

I own an S Corporation that has launched a niche market web service and have signed up a few customers. I'm still very much bootstrapping this and doing everything myself (a one-man show). I'm...

Contract Legal Agreements

asked Nov 2 '10 at 16:40

Tauren
240 points

I'm at the point of forming an LLC with a partner, and wondering about questions that aren't obvious but that should definitely be included in an operating agreement. Questions like, What are the...

LLC Agreements

asked Oct 11 '10 at 02:07

Riley
193 points

In our local area there are certain products that are sold at a much higher premium by large big brand retail stores and they move a lot of this product. There are smaller established stores who...

Getting Started Strategy Business Agreements

asked Oct 20 '10 at 09:07

Xiaohouzi79
1,257 points

We are in early startup phase. One founder has a big majority stake and we are co-founders with small 5 minority stake. We have good relations and we are happy with the stakes, but we would like to...

Contract Legal Founders Agreements

asked May 4 '10 at 23:59

Waldec
11 points