Before you book
Startup Readiness Checklist
Four areas, twenty-four items. Work through what applies to you - the point is not a score, it is knowing which conversations you actually need to have.
Entity & ownership
Intellectual property
Contracts
Data & privacy
Where you are
0 of 24 handled.
The areas below still have open items. Bringing this list to a consultation means the conversation starts from where you actually are.
Entity & ownership7 open
- Entity is formed and in good standing
- EIN obtained
- Beneficial Ownership Information filing complete
- and 4 more
Intellectual property5 open
- Company and product names cleared for use
- Trademark application filed for the primary mark
- Domain registered to the company, not an individual
- and 2 more
Contracts4 open
- NDA template in use before substantive disclosures
- Customer-facing services agreement or MSA in place
- Contractor agreements include IP assignment
- and 1 more
Data & privacy8 open
- You can name every category of personal data you collect
- Privacy notice matches what the product actually does
- Terms of Service published and version-controlled
- and 5 more
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Next step
Bring this list to a consultation.
Nothing here was sent anywhere - it stays in this browser tab. Bringing what you found to a call means the conversation starts from where you actually are rather than from scratch.