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while early stage founders need to know everything about everything, responsibilities can be shared as a startup grows and welcomes new people here are what we consider to be the most important topics for each category of people founders by founders, we mean early stage founders who are juggling multiple hats given the multitude of issues that need to be addressed in a short period of time (and not necessarily from a legal perspective), it is critical for founders to focus on the essential issues that need to be addressed early in a company's journey this includes docid\ gucunxir7gv4js4ogalcs docid 1x9xnxawsmkpwk2gsehnw docid\ kkoymjmu ike8hcmpm1vn docid\ klevxtla0hb4w mlgdyag docid 7qcaqzr0euqqgzrrwo49q docid\ d qvtdko8ubv8hewvtf6m if active in financial services docid\ jx6dfvvmbievbffk5wgbh & docid 4eir5 l147zc3afucb2o3 docid\ osiaguxu49d7zwkunvgx3 docid\ gtznscdpo2jytngjctl65 docid\ byobjihmiqu r9mwqmrd2 contracts docid\ njt8tgvu5usbq4vwdu9k docid\ oejhov6j8e0s6pket8q9u docid\ hq1emxfa gzcaxf0fqmg docid\ cwsf6asop lx5mtqhqoe4 docid\ v7muiowtfso1x63ctyv9u as the company develops, the ceo / cfo / coo / cto guidelines listed below become applicable ceo / cfo / coo / cto c level executives need to have a complete view of the company's legal landscape while we recommend that all c level executives become familiar with the docid\ gucunxir7gv4js4ogalcs , we suggest that all other elements of this guide be divided among them based on the internal organization of responsibilities within the company for example, if the cto is the inventor of the technology, they should be familiar with docid\ byobjihmiqu r9mwqmrd2 ; if the coo is handling hr topics, they should read the docid\ khly0hzx8e5s8ye5igx6b chapter, etc investors as an investor, you can use our docid\ gucunxir7gv4js4ogalcs to findout what to look for in your due diligence in addition, the most important topics are those that affect the cap table, such as docid 7qcaqzr0euqqgzrrwo49q docid\ mugqdswvlga2ud1sgmxhm docid\ emkbuogq yzsmhiuu0qd docid\ kq6szhkmriwrewqndvz26 docid\ hhz 3ts289iwslmz3opb1 docid\ klevxtla0hb4w mlgdyag docid\ d6twtaykbvxzvtixlkaee docid\ qkwc9vewtmlhivnnxabvg docid\ h4fpzvdxgadve7pmeltac board members as a board member, you should have an overview of the issues and be familiar with the areas where your help is needed and where you may be personally liable this includes docid\ htazw9bke1yrjjc3ppfp9 docid\ h99 1yi4yhqefw5o741hv data protection docid 1yx11y4y4gp8 kbznuiw8 docid\ v7muiowtfso1x63ctyv9u hr as hr lead, you need to understand all hr related topics, which are the following docid\ hmgez6yft7quzt4zrknu6 docid\ sf xv0dnlo4hqqksstlqg docid\ end4rzd1gl19fpgzsv3ji docid\ v7muiowtfso1x63ctyv9u docid\ icikcidbeomr o83stf9y docid\ p5kpsloeaunhgssmc1au9 docid\ x0zgjj6oketvozzdm hkm docid\ h4fpzvdxgadve7pmeltac docid\ cebqvm7gqlubs8frjokel docid\ di5natanitr72ycrdhlnb docid 6k 9kim4fcuklau7o8yhm sales & marketing as a sales or marketing lead, you need to understand what contracts are needed and how to use them it is also important to understand how your assets are protected and can be used these are important topics docid\ njt8tgvu5usbq4vwdu9k docid\ oejhov6j8e0s6pket8q9u docid\ oiygztu3dmhpgquqbc6mp docid\ dnxvk91 hhqf4cfggihwv docid\ e9ctc rmisvgcktzlfk5l docid\ gtznscdpo2jytngjctl65