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Focused on Swiftbuild.

My time these days is spent running Swiftbuild, the company behind SwiftGov.

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A few useful resources.

If you're building a company and looking for legal templates, there's a surprising amount of quality material published freely by firms and industry groups. None of this substitutes for your own counsel, and none of these links are endorsements.

• Cooley GO

  Free generator for incorporation, SAFEs, term sheets, options, NDAs.
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• Orrick Start-Up Forms

  Deep template library spanning formation, financing, employment, and IP.
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• Wilson Sonsini Term Sheet Generator

  Build a Series Seed or Series A term sheet with guided explanations.
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• Foley Ignite

  Foley's startup hub with guides, form documents, and a founder knowledge base.
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• NVCA Model Documents

  Industry-standard venture financing forms published by the National Venture Capital Association.
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• Book of Jargon

  Latham's plain-language glossary of venture capital and emerging company terms.
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• Y Combinator Documents

  The canonical SAFE templates and standard YC Series A forms.
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Need a lawyer?

I'm not taking on new legal matters, but I'm happy to point you toward attorneys I trust across a range of practice areas.