Contract Questions

We are having a good idea for a software product. Since its complexity surpasses the capacities for a one man army or perhaps of a small software team, it will be necessary to outsource software...

Software Contract Outsourcing Software Licensing Cost Estimation

asked Sep 26 '11 at 08:07

Jpcf
111 points

I don't want to pay for an attorney to write a contract for me. Is there a good convertible note contract template that I can use?

Contract

asked Sep 28 '11 at 00:26

W. Matthew Wilson
104 points

I'll be starting a "startup" that will require me to see existing code, propritary data, etc. I'm sure that most of my potential clients will not already have an NDA for me to sign so I want to be...

Contract Agreements

asked Aug 27 '11 at 02:21

Dustin Davis
272 points

How important is it to have the original of a contract? Would having just a copy of a signed contract still make it enforceable? Is it any different than signing two copies of the same...

Contract Legal

asked Aug 2 '11 at 06:49

Sam
56 points

I am thinking about joining a startup and I have a question. I have been working on a side project for a couple months and I own it completely. This side project is internet related (so is the...

Contract Side Projects

asked Jul 31 '11 at 03:34

Ray Sf
126 points

I'm just curious about how a contract between two parties in different countries would handle breaches/consequences of said contract. Let's say between two parties in USA and Asia. If the contract...

Contract International

asked Jul 22 '11 at 01:27

Dustin Davis
272 points

Not assigning anyone any equity until we get funding, despite that fact that I am the tech.-cofounder i need to start developing a demo to show investors. Should an actual contract really be...

Getting Started Contract Investment Investors

asked Jul 11 '11 at 23:10

User9968
229 points

I've recently (5 months ago) signed and employment-at-will contract with a largish company. I start in 2 months. Given different scenarios, I want to figure out not only what this legally means,...

Hiring Contract Legal

asked Jun 29 '11 at 01:18

John Smith
26 points

I'm looking to purchase a template contract for delivering fixed scope/price software development projects, dealing with IP issues and everything else that needs to be taken into consideration. I...

Contract UK

asked Jun 18 '11 at 06:21

Dan Dyer
657 points

I've decided to ask this question here, as there is no better StackExchange site to ask and it's also not that much off-topic for OnStartups. I'm from Europe and I signed (by email) IT service...

Contract Legal

asked Jun 7 '11 at 09:12

Tomasz Zielinski
113 points

What does these mean in plain English, guessing the best way to describe it is by giving theoretical numbers for best worst case instances, though that's just my thought - I'll leave it up to you...

Funding Contract Finance Venture Capital Terms And Conditions

asked Jun 3 '11 at 01:56

Blunders .
899 points

When we hired a new employee we forgot to make him sign an NDA. Now, a year into his employment, we want to make sure that he signs one. My question is, what language should I use in the contract...

Contract Legal

asked Jun 4 '11 at 05:51

Sam
56 points

Greetings, I am planning on joining a start up with someone as a co-founder and right now we're in a hurry to get product off the ground. I've worked with this person in a trial period and I...

Co-Founder Contract Legal Compensation

asked May 23 '11 at 03:01

Daniel
157 points

Should a company equity entitlement be stated in your employment contract? If not, what entitlement to any equity do you have? Particularly if you're already employed there?

Contract Equity

asked May 24 '11 at 02:57

Chester
6 points

This might be a slightly long story, but I really would appreciate any help you can give me here. I am a young entrepreneur and currently run a struggling website development / software company....

Software Contract LLC Legal

asked Apr 26 '11 at 03:29

Shane
326 points

I have a relatively new business - I've recently been freelancing as a software engineer for 6 months, working from my own office for a couple of companies having contracted on site before for...

Contract Independent Contractor

asked Apr 26 '11 at 22:01

Bomb Defused
227 points

I'm looking to hire some developers to help bang out some features of my app that I can't do myself yet. I'm going to be able to give them pretty specific tasks and if they do well continue on and...

Hiring Contract Independent Contractor

asked Apr 19 '11 at 18:16

Trying Hal9000
141 points

I have developed my product completely, and have built a business for the product to be able to take to market. The product is unlike anything else on the market as of now and in my opinion would...

Ideas Contract Pitch Data Protection

asked Apr 23 '11 at 06:07

User9915
16 points

I've noticed a trade-off in survey and e-sign tools. Survey tool: Low cost for large volumes Manage Survey Workflow well Excellent data collection / reporting Does not offer signature Does not...

Contract Saas Survey

asked Apr 12 '11 at 07:39

Jeffrey Hicks
313 points

We have had a range of clients ask something like the following, we are looking for someone to partner with ... How do you see this being different from a straight Client/Supplier style...

Contract Partnerships Client

asked Apr 4 '11 at 09:33

Robin Vessey
8,394 points