Guide 08

Before signing a major customer contract

Mapped

The situation

A customer wants a signature. The logo would help. The draft is long, the lawyer is expensive, and someone has said the terms are standard.

The decision at stake

Whether you can deliver what the contract requires, survive the liability, keep the rights you need, and get paid on a timetable the cash can bear.

This guide is mapped. You can answer the questions and keep a note. The full essay, contrasting examples, and the longer branch for founders who have already acted are not written yet. Output to aim for: Customer contract note.

Questions to start the note

This guide is mapped, not finished. The situation, the decision, and the questions are here so you can start a record. The full evidence, the contrasting examples, and the longer “already acted” branch are not written yet.

1.Your name
2.Company
3.The customer
4.What exactly must you deliver, by when, and what does “done” mean?
5.What liability is uncapped, and what cap is actually on the page?
6.Who owns the intellectual property and the data created in the work?
7.When are you paid, and what happens if they delay?
8.What can they terminate, and what do you still owe if they do?
9.Which security, insurance, or audit promises can you actually meet?
10.Has your own lawyer read the signature version?
YesNot yetNoUnsure
11.If you have already signed, which obligation do you not yet understand?

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