Direct Stock Founder Agreement
Define founder commitments and protections when founders own operating-company shares directly.
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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.
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Consulting Agreement
Engage an individual consultant or agency with defined deliverables and IP rights.
Read and download →Employment Offer Letter
Record an employment offer without conflating cash pay with an implemented equity grant.
Read and download →Provisional Offer Letter
Make a conditional offer with a minimum closed-funding threshold, prospective monthly cash pay and no pre-trigger accrual.
Read and download →Employment and Executive Service Agreement
Specify services, compensation, authority and departure terms for employees and executives.
Read and download →Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement
Protect confidential information and establish employee work-product ownership with statutory exclusions.
Read and download →Separation Agreement and Release
Document an individual separation, earned payments and separately negotiated release consideration.
Read and download →Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
Issue actual shares with an express vesting and unvested repurchase arrangement.
Read and download →Stock Option Agreement
Document approved ISO or NSO options with a deliberate early-exercise selection.
Read and download →Equity Incentive Plan
Provide a review draft plan and implementation checklist for corporate equity awards.
Read and download →Non Disclosure Agreement
Protect information during an identified evaluation with one-way or mutual duties.
Read and download →Technology and IP Assignment Agreement
Transfer identified existing technology with an actual asset schedule and chain of title.
Read and download →Background IP License Agreement
License identified background technology with a scope sufficient for the venture’s actual use.
Read and download →Existing Business Asset Transfer Agreement
Move specifically scheduled assets and obligations from an existing business into a new company.
Read and download →SaaS Subscription Agreement
Provide hosted software under explicit subscription, data, support and exit terms.
Read and download →Professional Services Master Agreement
Sell repeatable implementation or development services using separate statements of work.
Read and download →Pilot and Evaluation Agreement
Run a limited product evaluation with explicit data, costs and conversion terms.
Read and download →Software and Self Hosting License
Specify source-review or self-hosting rights separately from hosted SaaS access.
Read and download →Commercial Referral Agreement
Pay for accepted commercial introductions with transparent attribution and accounting.
Read and download →Reseller and Channel Agreement
Authorize resale with explicit order, customer, support and margin responsibilities.
Read and download →Strategic Partnership and Co Development Agreement
Agree joint commercial or development work without leaving authority and output rights implicit.
Read and download →Data Processing Agreement
Document personal-data processing instructions, subprocessors and return/deletion duties.
Read and download →Security Addendum
Make operational security promises specific, measurable and proportionate.
Read and download →Source Code Escrow Agreement
Specify deposits and restricted continuity rights in a three-party escrow arrangement.
Read and download →Agreement Amendment
Change specified provisions without silently replacing unrelated rights.
Read and download →Contract Termination Agreement
End a identified commercial relationship and settle transition duties.
Read and download →Contract Assignment and Novation Agreement
Transfer a specified contract with required consent and an explicit liability treatment.
Read and download →Founder Departure and Buyout Agreement
Separate service exit from ownership transfer with valuation and consent evidence.
Read and download →Statement of Work
Set project outputs, dependencies, acceptance and commercial terms.
Read and download →Change Order
Approve a specific scope, budget or schedule change.
Read and download →Subscription and Software Order Form
Specify purchased access, charges, renewal and attached service documents.
Read and download →Service Level Agreement
Measure availability and support with explicit exclusions and remedies.
Read and download →Fee and Commission Schedule
Define fees, deductions, receipts and payment records.
Read and download →Equity Grant Notice
Summarize an actually approved equity award and its governing instruments.
Read and download →Option Exercise Notice
Request exercise under an existing approved option.
Read and download →Equity Approval and Closing Record
Record board/shareholder decisions and actual equity implementation.
Read and download →Agreement Joinder
Bind an incoming party to identified existing provisions with required consent.
Read and download →Referral Acceptance Register
Keep an agreed record of accepted leads and earned commission calculations.
Read and download →Background IP and Dependency Schedule
Record actual ownership, exclusions and licenses for contributed materials.
Read and download →Personal Data Processing Schedule
Specify covered processing and transfer facts for a signed DPA.
Read and download →Founder Governance Implementation Guide
Coordinate corporate and holding-LLC protections with actual instruments and approvals.
Read and download →Section 83b Election Information Package
Use current official IRS instructions and record the actual property-transfer facts.
Read and download →SAFE Preparation and Closing Guide
Select official SAFE forms and prepare the actual financing approvals and records.
Read and download →Priced Round Preparation Guide
Coordinate current official financing models with existing founder protections.
Read and download →Convertible Note Preparation Guide
Prepare a counsel-drafted debt financing package and its closing evidence.
Read and download →Holding Structure Cofounder Agreement
A shared California holding LLC and Delaware operating corporation with preserved founder protections.
Read and download →Open Collaboration Agreement
Explore collaboration without implying equity, fees or project authority.
Read and download →Venture Memorandum of Understanding
Record initial venture intent before definitive founder and implementation documents.
Read and download →Advisor Agreement
Engage an advisor with explicit cash, equity and optional commercial referral schedules.
Read and download →Territory Agreement
Appoint a territory operator with explicit performance, income and attribution rules.
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Document bundles for real transactions
Bundles include alternatives where appropriate. Their completion guides explain what to select; every included document is not automatically required.
Explore a venture
Use collaboration terms for exploration, then record intent in an MOU. Definitive service, IP and equity documents precede material work.
Download document bundleFound with direct stock ownership
For founders holding operating-company shares directly. Implement governance and actual purchases before treating promises as issued equity.
Download document bundleFound 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.
Download document bundleHire 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.
Download document bundleEngage an advisor
Choose cash, equity and referral schedules explicitly; unused schedules create no award or commission.
Download document bundleEngage a consultant or agency
Define the SOW and verify contributor rights, especially for an agency.
Download document bundleSell a SaaS subscription
Complete subscription, implementation, availability and applicable personal-data terms before launch.
Download document bundleDeliver customer services
Set objective acceptance, dependencies and deliverable rights in each SOW.
Download document bundleLicense software for self hosting
Select actual source and deployment rights, dependency licenses, support and any escrow.
Download document bundleAppoint a commercial partner
Select the real referral, reseller or territory model; the included alternatives are not all required.
Download document bundleCo develop a product
Specify contributions, decision authority, deliverable ownership and exit continuity.
Download document bundlePrepare financing
Awake guides link to official upstream instruments; the bundle does not relicense or reproduce those instruments.
Download document bundleManage a departure or contract change
Separate service termination, earned pay, release and actual ownership transfer. Choose the documents fitting the event.
Download document bundlePrepare the company records
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