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Startup Recipes
Startup Recipes

Legal documents and templates, company formation as a service, cap table management solutions.

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Searchable List of Tools, References, and Best Practices

Employee 1 and beyond: A setup checklist
rickmanelius.com
A guide from a 5-time founder with best practices for setting up systems to support your first hire and beyond.
Best Practices
$0.00
Free Tier?
Equity Agreement for Services contract (DRAFT)
fi.co
From Founders Institute and modeled after the Advisor Equity agreement they maintain - this document allows startups to contract for services with equity payment. As with other legal documents that bind your startup, you should consult an attorney before executing this document with any service provider.
Documents
$0.00
Free Tier?
Kusneski Insurance Group
www.kuzneski.com
Comprehensive insurance and HR solutions provider, focusing on startups and small businesses in Western Pennsylvania.
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Startup insurance provider
www.vouch.us
Insurance as a service - provides general liability, E&O, cyber, and other insurance packages matched to vertical and company stage. Specifically targeted at startups.
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Legal Concepts for Founders
handbook.clerky.com
An extremely thorough guide from Clerky covering a number of key concepts related to early stage company incorporation, fundraising, hiring, and other aspects that often involve legal support.
Documents
Free Tier?
Vanta
www.vanta.com
Outsourced provider of SOC2, ISO27001, and HIPAA compliance auditing.
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Drata
www.drata.com
Outsourced provider of SOC2, ISO27001, PCI DSS, and HIPAA compliance auditing.
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Open Source Privacy Notice from Juro
github.com
Privacy notice with a plain-language summary designed for readability.
Documents
Free Tier?
Avodocs legal documents for startups
www.avodocs.com
Self-service legal documents including privacy, ToU, GDPR, NDA, MSA, MoU, SAFE/fundraising, founders agreement, and new hire onboarding. 3 free documents per month with registration
Self-Service Tools
$120.00
Free Tier?
Foundrs Co-founder equity calculator
foundrs.com
A framework to help define equity split among co-founders
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Clerky
www.clerky.com
DIY platform for founders to get legal paperwork done - from incorporation to routine filings. Price shown here reflects basic service - more specialized forms and requirements will have additional costs.
Self-Service Tools
$799.00
Free Tier?
Founder Advisor Standard Template (FAST)
drive.google.com
Standard agreement for structuring advisor relationships
Documents
Free Tier?
Termly Privacy Policy Generator
termly.io
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
VC Dictionary
mattermark.com
Glossary of common VC terms
Documents
Free Tier?
Shopify Privacy Policy Generator
www.shopify.com
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
captable.io
captable.io
self-service cap table scenario modeling tool
Self-Service Tools
$3,000.00
Free Tier?
Small Business Distaster Recovery / Business Continuity template
www.finra.org
From FINRA. Startups will need this in place to get some types of business insurance and typically when selling in to enterprise.
Documents
Free Tier?
Stripe Atlas
stripe.com
Company formation as a service
Self-Service Tools
$500.00
Free Tier?
JustWorks
justworks.com
Payroll / HR service
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Carta
carta.com
Outsourced Cap table management, 409(a) evaluations, and other legal services.
Self-Service Tools
$1,000.00
Free Tier?
PandaDoc
www.pandadoc.com
An e-signature tool (similar to DocuSign) for proposals, quotes, and contracts. Generous free-forever tier.
Self-Service Tools
$228.00
Free Tier?
DocuSign
www.docusign.com
An e-signature and contracts management tool to avoid paper & fax signatures for contracts, proposals, and agreements.
Self-Service Tools
$120.00
Free Tier?
Mutual NDA template
www.cooleygo.com
From the Cooley Law Firm, this is a self-service mutual NDA generator. Enter information about both parties and answer some other questions and it will generate a signable mutual NDA.
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Trademark Protection Guide
www.cooleygo.com
From the Cooley Law Firm, this document walks through the basics of trademark and IP protection for startups.
Best Practices
Free Tier?
Sample VC Due Diligence Request
www.cooleygo.com
This PDF from Cooley Law is an example of a VC diligence request.
Best Practices
Free Tier?
Website Terms of Use Generator
www.cooleygo.com
This tool from the Cooley Law Firm runs through a series of questions and generates a Terms of Use for you to use on your site.
Self-Service Tools
Free Tier?
Iubenda Privacy, ToS, cookie banner tools
www.iubenda.com
EU-based company that offers a self-service generator for privacy policy, terms of service, and cookie policy, with a specific focus on GDPR compliance.
Self-Service Tools
$129.00
Free Tier?
Virtual Post Mail Registered Agent
www.virtualpostmail.com
Corporations and LLCs are required to list a registered agent in the state of incorporation. This service gives you a postal address to use as the registered agent and will scan mail that comes for you. Especially useful for remote-first companies with no physical office space.
Self-Service Tools
$120.00
Free Tier?
California Registered Agent Service
www.californiaregisteredagents.net
Corporations and LLCs are required to list a registered agent in the state of incorporation. This service gives you a postal address to use as the registered agent and will scan mail that comes for you, although this service only offers California addresses. Especially useful for remote-first companies with no physical office space.
Self-Service Tools
$39.00
Free Tier?
Simple equity, valuation, and dilution calculator
docs.google.com
A Google Sheet to help VC-backed companies plan out scenarios around fundraising. You enter the equity allocations for founders, staff, advisors, and amount raised or percentage diluted in up to four fundraising rounds, and the spreadsheet will show you exit outcomes.
Documents
$0.00
Free Tier?
Pulley Cap table and 409(A) management
pulley.com
Manage your startup’s equity and valuation, including cap table, 409(A), fundraise modeling, and sign & send. Free tier allows for up to 25 stakeholder entries.
Self-Service Tools
$1,200.00
Free Tier?