Circuit Launch Masterclass series: Legal Foundations for Hardware Startups

​Legal mistakes made early can cost a lot to fix later. They can slow a fundraise, put your IP at risk, or cause fights between cofounders. Larry Nan of Fellow Legal will walk through the legal basics every hardware and deep tech startup should get right from day one.

​What you'll learn:

• ​Choosing and forming an entity, and why investors expect a Delaware C-Corp

• ​Founder equity, vesting, 83(b) elections and cofounder agreements

• ​IP basics: invention assignment, patents vs. trade secrets, and when to file

• ​Contractors, early hires and advisors: agreements that protect you

• ​SAFEs, convertible notes and priced rounds: key terms to understand

• ​Contracts that matter for hardware: NDAs, supplier and manufacturing agreements, pilot agreements

​Agenda:

• ​6:00: Check-in and networking

• ​6:30: Masterclass: legal foundations

• ​7:15: Open Q&A (general education only, not legal advice)

• ​7:40: Networking

​Who it's for: Founders who are about to incorporate, raise, hire or sign their first commercial contract.

​About the speaker: [Bio to be added]

​📍 Circuit Launch TBD

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​This session is for education only. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.