Legal

It's worthing knowing your legalise (unfortunately as an entrepreneur you have no choice). Fenwick has outlined the most interesting terms that are typically secret, and used often in $1billion+ rounds. It's...

In the first half of this year, the level of venture-capital investment hit its highest quarterly mark since Q2 2001. Big M&A deals like WhatsApp, Oculus and Zillow have become prolific. And more and more...

Early on you're likely to want to get advisors on board for your company. This is a great idea, but as with any relationship, you should make it formal, and its handy signing a simple but solid agreement. My...

I've added a pretty handy document here that I have used a number of times with contractors and other people doing any kind of work for my company. This  template is suitable for use between a company...

So it's always a good idea to have anyone you're working with sign an NDA or Non Disclosure Agreement. Firstly, it makes you appear serious about the work that you're doing, and secondly it makes the person...

One of the most important agreement you can make is that with a potential cofounder of a new company. I would to say that this process always go without a problem, and that everyone honours their word but...

One of the most entrepreneur friendly ways to raise early stage financing for your startup is to raise what is called a Convertible Note. What is a Convertible Note? A convertible note is one way to raise...

So when it comes down to your Seed Round of funding, the lower that you can keep your legal costs the better. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't invest the time and effort in getting the very best legal work...

Finding a good law firm to work with is a tough ask, especially when you're just starting out. One of the best approaches is to ask around - ideally from friends, colleagues and anyone you know who has done it...