Guidance for...
... company stages
Level 1: Pre-incorporation
1 min
what does this mean? you're not yet incorporated and you're just beginning your startup journey at this stage, it is important to understand the future legal questions you will have to answer and to make the right initial decisions to get off on the right foot the best way to do this is to have an overview of what to look out for, thanks to our lexr standard master checklist docid\ gucunxir7gv4js4ogalcs what should i do on the legal side? corporate set up a founder collaboration agreement docid 1x9xnxawsmkpwk2gsehnw understand how the incorporation docid\ kkoymjmu ike8hcmpm1vn process works and what type of a company you want to incorporate regulatory find out if your project is regulated check the financial markets docid\ ffb1fmni5u1yd fut6z66 regulatory perspective determine how you want to address regulatory risks and understand any applicable sector specific regulatory frameworks you need to be aware of learn more in our regulatory intro docid\ zdllnztlye bmfcgwmti ip get everyone who has worked with the (future) company to sign an ip assignment you can learn more on ip ownership & ip assignment docid\ osiaguxu49d7zwkunvgx3 and generate one for free here contracts if you have already started the incorporation docid\ kkoymjmu ike8hcmpm1vn process and are entering into contracts "for" the company before the process is completed (i e , before the company is formally registered), you can enter into the contract for " company abc in incorporation " this will automatically transfer all rights and obligations to the company once it is officially registered hr at this stage it is mainly a matter of fulfilling your pre existing obligations this is especially important if you're still employed when you start your startup journey in this case, you must avoid violating your non compete and confidentiality obligations choose your lawyer you can change in the future, but it is important to have expert and pragmatic advice from the start schedule a free call with us read more on the lexr blog https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/startup lawyer selection/ https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/startup lawyer selection/https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/legal document management/ https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/legal document management/