Contracting

As a fresh startup founder, your main goal is to build a strong product and sell it to your customers. A little-known fact is that having the right legal documents in place can help you reach that goal faster. This blog post is dedicated to guiding you through the essential commercial contracts your startup needs to drive revenue.

Companies often use non-solicitation clauses to stop employees from joining competitors or customers. We’re used to assessing these agreements under general contract and labour law. But developments on the EU level bring a fresh perspective: we need to check for compliance with competition rules too.

Non-disclosure agreements (known as NDAs) are essential to protect company information, but navigating them can be tricky. Learn how they work in practice and get tips on how to draft them to ensure they cover all necessary details.

Starting a company means making decisions you’ve never faced before. In Founder’s Edge, we break down the legal and operational ones that actually matter, with clear context, real examples, and advice you can use right away.

When you’re just getting started, it’s natural to handle contracts on the fly. You tweak templates, adjust terms here and there, and make do with whatever your customers hand you. It’s fast, flexible, and good enough to get those first few deals signed. But as your startup grows, you need to level up. In this guide, we’ll walk you through building a contracting process that keeps deals moving.