LexGyaan Startup Series

Series 1 – Co-Founders’ Agreement and other legalities when starting up

Have an idea? Thinking of Starting Up? Or just testing the waters? You might be reaching out to consultants, developers, manufacturers etc. to improve upon your idea. Have you ensured that your idea is protected and you are not losing ownership of your idea or your brand for that matter? Further, as your founding team comes together, it is important to put down expectations on contribution and ownership in a Co-Founder’s Agreement. You then need to decide what kind of entity you want to house your team in. Its also important you take certain precautions. What if the idea materializes into something big? You don’t want to regret not having your developer bound by obligations to hand over the cool product that you conceptualized! This workshop helps you navigate each of these crucial decisions.

This workshop will cover the key issues an entrepreneur needs to tackle at the very outset, including:

– Co-Founders’ Agreement

– NDAs

– Hiring a web developer

– Deciding on incorporating an entity for the business,

– When to quit your current job

– Protecting your idea and your brand through trademark

Series 2: Starting Up

Once you have decided to proceed with you startup idea? What next? Just setting up an entity is not enough. There is hiring to do, NDAs to be signed, IP to be protected, and so on. In this second workshop in the LexStart Startup series, we will be discussing:

– Legal Cheat Sheet – Basic compliances required under the law

– Startup India – How to register? What are the benefits?

–  Hiring: HR agreements, policies and processes,

– Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

– Protecting your intellectual property

Series 3: Legalities of Structuring Incentive Plan for Employees and Advisors

ESOPs, Advisor Equity, Mentor Stock, these are the terms you hear a lot these days. But do you understand how each one of these work?In our third workshop of the LexStart Startup Series, we will be discussing legalities of Structuring Incentive Plan for Employees, Advisors and Mentors, including:– What exactly do each of these terms mean – ESOP, Advisory Equity, Mentor Stock

– How do they work and answer questions like – Does the employee have to pay money? Can they get shares upfront? What happens if they leave the company?

– Most commonly used structures, mechanisms and terms

– Tax consequences

Series 4: Fundraising for your Startup

In the last and most important workshop of the LexStart series, we will be discussing the various nuances of the fundraising process, including:

– Overview of process of fundraise

– Structures for fundraise – Convertible Note, Loan, Equity, CCPS!

– Term sheet and the various terms of investment – how to effectively handle negotiations with investors

– Due diligence – what does it mean and what does the process entail

– Share purchase agreement, share subscription agreement, Shareholders’ agreement – understanding the various documents

– What all do you need to do to get money in bank!