Plain-English legal guidance for founders and small businesses: formation, contracts, fundraising, and the mistakes that get expensive. General information, not legal advice.
You probably won't be sued. What actually reaches small web apps is a demand letter about your tracking scripts — and it isn't on the viral list. The honest ranking.
What a California LLC operating agreement actually does, the default rules you inherit without one, and the clauses that matter — in plain English.
A plain-English map of the legal work a startup actually needs — formation, IP, contracts, fundraising, hiring — and the order it usually matters in.
What a fractional general counsel for startups actually does, the stage it fits, and how it differs from a big firm on a matter or a full-time hire.
How a SAFE works, in plain English — caps, discounts, MFN, and when it converts — plus the first term-sheet clauses that actually matter.
A plain-English guide to LLC vs C-corp in California for founders — plus sole proprietorships, and the one question that usually decides it.
The core startup contracts an early company actually needs, the clauses that bite — indemnity, IP assignment, liability, termination — and when to get eyes on it.