Startups & SMEs
Legal Resources for Startups & SMEs
Free, practical tools and guides built for founders — not marketing copy dressed up as advice.
Free, practical tools and guides built for founders — not marketing copy dressed up as advice.
Practical, founder-facing legal resources — built to give you an honest, general read on where you stand, before you need a lawyer to tell you. Every tool below is free, takes a few minutes, and is framed as general education, not legal advice.
A ten-question overview across incorporation, IP, contracts, and compliance basics.
Take the Check →Does your founders’ agreement actually cover what it needs to, or just equity splits?
Check Your Agreement →A general read on how prepared your legal basics are before you start fundraising conversations.
Get Your Score →Ten questions on whether your employee stock option scheme is actually structured properly.
Assess Your ESOP →A category-by-category checklist covering what most due diligence reviews actually look for.
Check Your Readiness →Printable, no-signup checklists for incorporation, hiring, IP protection, and fundraising documentation.
View Checklists →An ongoing, plain-language series on getting the legal basics right — the first installment is live now.