Does your startup have a legal layer yet? Here’s why it matters earlier than you think.

Most bootstrapped founders treat legal as a later problem. It isn’t.

Before your first paying customer, you need Terms of Service and a Privacy Policy. Before your first hire, you need an IP assignment and a contractor agreement. Before your first investor conversation, you need a clean cap table and a shareholders’ agreement.

Without these, you are building on a blind spot.

I’m Bode, a lawyer helping early-stage founders put their legal foundation in place before it becomes a crisis. Flat fees, no retainer surprises, and documents that actually make sense to a non-lawyer.

If your legal stack is still a blank page, drop a comment or send me a message. Happy to help.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​