Early-stage legal
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Guide to Startup Legal
A guide to contracts, terms, intellectual property, employment, and legal operations from early stage to around Series A.
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What this guide covers
A guide to contracts, terms, intellectual property, employment, and legal operations from early stage to around Series A.
Terms and privacy
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IP and employment
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Around Series A
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Articles
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CVC and business-company collaborations: what startups should check before signing
This article explains what startups should check before signing contracts with CVCs or operating companies, including PoC scope, exclusivity, IP, data use and future financing constraints.
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Founder shares and shareholders' agreements before startup M&A
This article explains why startups should review founder shareholdings, shareholders' agreements and related rights before M&A discussions become concrete.
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Startup labor risks and customer harassment response
This article discusses labor risks and customer harassment response for startups from the perspective of Japanese corporate legal practice and LegalAgent's AI-assisted legal services.
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M&A Legal DD Sell Side Startup
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AI Service Privacy Personal Data
This article discusses aI Service Privacy Personal Data from the perspective of Japanese corporate legal practice and LegalAgent's AI-assisted legal services.
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SaaS Terms Privacy Launch Check
This article discusses saaS Terms Privacy Launch Check from the perspective of Japanese corporate legal practice and LegalAgent's AI-assisted legal services.
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What to organize with an external legal function before hiring in-house counsel
Before hiring in-house counsel, growing startups should organize contract review flows, templates, approval rules, legal intake, governance, privacy and fundraising-related legal operations.
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What founders should check when fundraising with J-KISS
J-KISS is often used for seed financing, but founders should understand conversion mechanics, valuation caps, discounts, investor rights and future round effects.
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What investors look for in legal due diligence around Series A
Around Series A, investors review governance, shares, contracts, IP, employment, personal information and compliance more closely than in earlier financing rounds.
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When startups should consult a lawyer during fundraising
Startups should consult a lawyer before key fundraising terms are fixed, especially around term sheets, investment agreements, shareholder agreements and capital policy.
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Legal points to review first in generative AI service terms and privacy rules
When adopting a generative AI service, companies should first check data use, confidential information, personal information, output rights, indemnity, security and suspension rights.
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Preferred stock investment terms founders should review as business decisions
Preferred stock terms are not only legal language. This article explains liquidation preference, veto rights, anti-dilution and investor rights as management decisions founders should understand.
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Prompts
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Ready-to-use contract review prompt 034: Freelance Act Checklist
This prompt helps review a freelance act checklist matter or agreement, focusing on legal risks, practical comments and human review points.
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Ready-to-use contract review prompt 033: Client-side manufacturing supply agreement
This prompt helps review a manufacturing supply agreement from the client side, focusing on specifications, inspection, acceptance, non-conforming products, product liability, recalls, molds, IP and fair transaction rules.
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Ready-to-use contract review prompt 032: Depositor-side warehouse bailment agreement
This prompt helps review a warehouse bailment agreement from the depositor side, focusing on goods information, storage conditions, inbound inspection, inventory reporting, incident response, insurance, personal data and return procedures.
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Ready-to-use contract review prompt 031: Bailee-side warehouse bailment agreement
This prompt helps review a warehouse bailment agreement from the bailee side, focusing on goods identification, storage conditions, fees, insurance, liability limits, return procedures and delayed pick-up.
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Ready-to-use contract review prompt 030: Vendor-side logistics service agreement
This prompt helps review a logistics service agreement from the vendor side, focusing on service scope, SLA, personal data, subcontracting, liability, insurance, fees, minimum volume and missing operational documents.
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Ready-to-use contract review prompt 029: Client-side industrial waste disposal agreement
This prompt helps review an industrial waste disposal agreement from the client or waste generator side, focusing on permits, disposal facility, disposal method, treatment capacity, final disposal, WDS, manifests and missing documents.
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