Co-founders, team & legal
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Who legally owns the code and design if I hired a freelancer or agency to build my product?
By default, the freelancer or agency owns the IP they create, not you, and paying the invoice does not transfer copyright automatically. You need a...
Do I need employment contracts and IP assignment from my co-founders and first employees, or is a handshake fine?
A handshake means your co-founder can legally walk with a chunk of the IP and equity, so never operate on trust alone here. Every founder and emplo...
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