Open resources for founders

Practical documents for building and funding a company.

Explore founder relationships, hire, sell, partner and prepare financing with open Awake resources.

Agreements and supporting forms

The Awake agreement library

50 resources and 13 document bundles. Search by purpose, compare ownership paths, and find completion guides.

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Start with a relationship

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Explore a venture

Use collaboration terms for exploration, then record intent in an MOU. Definitive service, IP and equity documents precede material work.

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Found with direct stock ownership

For founders holding operating-company shares directly. Implement governance and actual purchases before treating promises as issued equity.

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Found with a shared holding structure

For the California LLC plus Delaware corporation model. Coordinate both entities and the actual holder of every asset and security.

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Hire an employee

Choose the standard offer or funding-conditioned provisional offer; review location-specific employment terms and implement equity through actual approvals and signed instruments.

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Engage an advisor

Choose cash, equity and referral schedules explicitly; unused schedules create no award or commission.

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Sell a SaaS subscription

Complete subscription, implementation, availability and applicable personal-data terms before launch.

These documents are general templates, not legal advice. Before using any document for any real-world purpose, every party must have their own independent legal counsel review and approve it for their circumstances and applicable law. Do not sign, rely on, or otherwise use a document without that approval. No attorney-client relationship is created.