Plain-English legal guidance for founders and small businesses: formation, contracts, fundraising, and the mistakes that get expensive. General information, not legal advice.
The Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's click-to-cancel rule in July 2025. California's Automatic Renewal Law requires nearly the same things and got stronger on July 1, 2025.
California's companion chatbot law took effect January 1, 2026. Who it actually covers, what it requires, and why the $1,000-per-violation private right of action changes the math.
You probably won't be sued. What actually reaches small web apps is a demand letter about your tracking scripts — and it isn't on the viral list. The honest ranking.
What a California LLC operating agreement actually does, the default rules you inherit without one, and the clauses that matter — in plain English.
A plain-English map of the legal work a startup actually needs — formation, IP, contracts, fundraising, hiring — and the order it usually matters in.
What a fractional general counsel for startups actually does, the stage it fits, and how it differs from a big firm on a matter or a full-time hire.
How a SAFE works, in plain English — caps, discounts, MFN, and when it converts — plus the first term-sheet clauses that actually matter.
A plain-English guide to LLC vs C-corp in California for founders — plus sole proprietorships, and the one question that usually decides it.
The core startup contracts an early company actually needs, the clauses that bite — indemnity, IP assignment, liability, termination — and when to get eyes on it.