Legal Documents

Please put here any documents that you have acquired, that might save the next startup 1000's euros in order to get the same information. The sooner we move to a standard version of paperwork, the more the community will benifit. Of course, seek legal advise per document. A company lawyer does not represent your interests (just look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network for a fictional example).
 * In the USA this already exists:
 * 1) YCombinator Series A http://ycombinator.com/seriesaa.html
 * 2) TechStars Series A http://www.techstars.com/techstars-model-seed-funding-documents/

Documents

 * 1) Termsheets
 * 2) Founder Vesting Agreements
 * 3) NDAs
 * 4) Employment Contract
 * 5) Pre-Incorporation IP waiver


 * Dealing with Enterprise Ireland
 * Setting up as an Irish company, CRO
 * Setting up as an Irish company, shelf company
 * Setting up as a company in Northern Ireland and operating within the Republic

It is worth checking out LawSimply http://www.lawsimply.com/ It's an Irish startup which is looking to generate basic legal documents for new businesses. All you need are a few basic pieces of information and it will generate some basic contracts.

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