In-House Counsel The EU AI Act's Big Deadline Just Moved to 2027 — What US Founders and In-House Counsel Should Actually Do Now The EU AI Act's high-risk deadline slipped from August 2026 to December 2027 under the Digital Omnibus. But several obligations did NOT move, and US companies are squarely in scope. Here's what changed, what didn't, and what to do with the runway.
Founders Texas's AI Law Is Now in Force: What TRAIGA Actually Requires of Founders and In-House Counsel Texas's Responsible AI Governance Act (HB 149) has been in force since January 1, 2026 — and it is far narrower than the bill it grew from. Here is who TRAIGA reaches, what its intent-based prohibitions mean, how the Texas AG enforces it, and the NIST safe harbor to build toward.
Founders Three AI Governance Quick Wins: The Use-Case Registry, Risk Tiering, and Policy Intake Thirty-nine percent of companies still have no formal AI risk process. Here are three concrete steps — a use-case registry, a risk tiering model, and a policy intake gate — that any startup can implement in a month.
Founders Earnouts, Bad Faith, and a Chatbot: What Fortis Advisors v. Krafton Means for Founders Who Sell A Delaware court ordered Krafton to reinstate the ousted Subnautica 2 CEO after its own chief executive used ChatGPT to engineer a 'takeover' and dodge a $250M earnout. Here is what founders who sell their companies should take from the ruling.
Game Studios Indie Studio Formation and IP: Structuring Your Game Company from Day One Most indie studios ship their first game before signing a single IP assignment agreement — and discover the problem during publisher due diligence. Here's the legal checklist: entity choice, IP assignment, trademarks, contractor agreements, and exit readiness.
Startup Central Legal Planning for First-Time Founders in Their 30s and 40s If you're starting your first company in your 30s or 40s, you're often bringing real career leverage"10+ years of skills, network, and credibility"1and…
Startup Central Broad-Based Weighted Average (BBWA) Anti-Dilution for Startups: Formula, Examples, and Legal Checklist Broad-based weighted average (BBWA) anti-dilution is a common compromise term in venture financings: it protects preferred stock investors if the…
Startup Central Cap Table Essentials: What Every Startup Needs to Track for Clean Equity Records A clean cap table is more than a spreadsheet that “adds up.” It’s the single source of truth tying your company’s ownership to the documents that…
Technology, AI, & Digital Innovation AI Training Data and Copyright: Fair Use, Licensing, and Governance for Model Developers Generative AI is colliding with copyright law in real time. Frontier models are trained on enormous, largely scraped corpora, while authors, artists,…
Startup Central Why fully diluted shares can make or break your equity decisions Most equity confusion starts with a simple denominator problem: founders and early employees look at issued (or even just outstanding ) shares and…
Business Formation & Corporate Governance How Cap Tables Work: A Strategic Guide for Founders and Counsel A capitalization table (or “cap table”) is the living record of who owns your company and how they own it — founders, employees, advisors, and…
Startup Central Essential Legal Strategies for Austin Startups to Manage Business Disputes Effectively For Austin startups and small businesses, a “business dispute” is any conflict that can derail revenue, operations, or relationships — think contract…
Startup Central Catering Contracts for Startups and Small Businesses: A Practical Guide Catering seems simple until it isn't: an event runs late, headcount changes, dietary needs are missed, equipment doesn't arrive, or the venue's rules…
Startup Central 4-Year Vesting With a 1-Year Cliff Explained: A Practical Guide for Founders and Employees In startups, equity is often a core part of compensation — sometimes the main “upside” when cash is tight.
Startup Central How Angel Investors and Legal Counsel Can Partner for Successful Early Rounds Angel money is often the first real “outside capital” a startup takes — capital that comes with expectations, documentation, and a cap table that…
Startup Central Accounting Services Agreements: What Startups Need to Know Before Signing Many startups and small businesses outsource bookkeeping and tax work long before they hire an internal finance team.
Startup Central Understanding 4-Year Vesting with a 1-Year Cliff: A Complete Guide Vesting is the process of “earning” equity over time. In the common 4-year vesting with a 1-year cliff pattern, you don’t earn anything until you hit…
Startup Central Startup Domain Strategy: Trademark Protection, UDRP Disputes, and Defensive Registration Many startups treat a domain as a quick technical purchase — secure the .com , ship the landing page, move on.
Startup Central Why Legal Oversight of Your Startup Cap Table Is Non-Negotiable Early-stage teams often treat the cap table as “whatever’s in Carta” or a living spreadsheet.
Digital Presence & Online Policies Who Needs to Care About the FTC’s Endorsement Guides (and Why) The FTC's Endorsement Guides (16 C.F.R. Part 255) are the rulebook for modern word-of-mouth marketing.
Intellectual Property & Branding Trademark Lifespan and Renewals: A Complete Guide for Startups and Growing Companies For startups and growing companies, a trademark is more than a name or logo — it's a core brand asset that can drive demand, partnerships, and valuation.
Startup Central Building and Managing a Clean Cap Table: A Complete Founder's Guide A capitalization table ("cap table") is simply a running record of who owns your company and what they own — founder shares, employee equity, and…
Business Formation & Corporate Governance Legal Compliance and Strategic Stock Issuance for Startups: A Practical Guide Issuing stock is one of the first consequential legal and financial decisions a startup makes.
Startup Central Startup Brand Protection: Domains, Trademarks, and Enforcement Strategy For most startups, your public brand begins with a name and a domain . That makes early branding decisions unusually visible — and unusually expensive…
AI Law AI Startup Legal Compliance: Where Tech Law, Privacy, and IP Intersect AI-native and data-intensive product design is now the default: LLM features ship behind a toggle, analytics run continuously, and customer data flows…
