Level 2: Incorporation

what does this mean? you're ready to incorporate! check out the incorporation page for details on when, where, and what to incorporate this stage is about laying the necessary legal groundwork to properly start your startup journey you need to understand the key risks and set up your business properly for maximum opportunity keep in mind, however, that you won't be able to cover all risks at this stage (or ever), and it's a matter of learning how to prioritize and act accordingly as always, be aware of the risks by using our lexr standard master checklist docid\ gucunxir7gv4js4ogalcs what should i do on the legal side? corporate if you're more than one shareholder, enter into a shareholders' agreement (sha) docid\ klevxtla0hb4w mlgdyag with a co founder vesting understand how cla & safe docid\ mugqdswvlga2ud1sgmxhm work to secure your first funding regulatory set up your website and have privacy and cookies policies docid\ d qvtdko8ubv8hewvtf6m ip make sure that all ip created before the incorporation is assigned to the company read more here ip ownership & ip assignment docid\ osiaguxu49d7zwkunvgx3 register (or consciously decide not to) your trademark & branding docid\ gtznscdpo2jytngjctl65 if some of your ip was created while doing some research at a university, you must obtain a license from your tto you can read more here university startups & ip docid\ clb 2gkw2msnzzqcpi 3r contracts create your main contractual template for your services this can be different types of contracts docid\ oejhov6j8e0s6pket8q9u such as a servcies agreement or a set of terms & conditions hr hire your first employees and use our free employment agreement docid\ sf xv0dnlo4hqqksstlqg generator here understand the distinction between employees and freelancers docid\ v7muiowtfso1x63ctyv9u choose your lawyer you can change in the future, but it is important to have expert and pragmatic advice from the start book 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 setup startups switzerland/ https //www lexr com/en ch/blog/legal setup startups switzerland/