Legal
Contracts, agreements, and paperwork that quietly determine ownership and obligation. Skipping it rarely causes a visible problem right away, which is exactly why it keeps getting skipped.
Legal paperwork that quietly decides who owns what
Contractor agreements and IP assignment paperwork rarely feel urgent early on. Skipping them can leave a company’s ownership of its own work genuinely unclear.
Splitting equity fairly is harder than it sounds on paper
An equal equity split feels like the fair, conflict-avoiding choice at the start. It can quietly become a source of resentment once contributions diverge.
Burn rate is a decision, not just a number
Burn rate gets reported as though it were simply observed. In practice, nearly every part of it reflects a choice the team is making, consciously or not.
Splitting equity fairly is harder than it sounds on paper
An equal equity split feels like the fair, conflict-avoiding choice at the start. It can quietly become a source of resentment once contributions diverge.