I'm about to start a partnership. I'm trying to find a lawyer to draft a partnership agreement... But the lawyer wants 2500-3000 lira, it doesn't fit my budget. Can I find someone else's example?
Getting a partnership agreement drafted, lawyer costs are too high, can I see someone else's example?
You can find partnership agreement templates from various sources: 1- TOBB and TIM templates (free), 2- General templates from law firms (sometimes free samples), 3- There are templates online but you need to adapt them to your specific partnership. If you hire a lawyer, modifying a template might end up being cheaper.
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i found lawyers expensive too. then i got a template from TOBB and had a lawyer friend reviw it. saved some money but there's a risk it might not be fully legal but key clauses need to be in writing.
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Clauses that must be in a partnership agreement: 1- Equity distribution, 2- Decision-making mechanism (voting rights), 3- Exit/withdrawal procedure 4- Profit sharing, 5- Vesting (if applicable), 6- Dispute resolution. Getting a lawyer to review it for 500-800 lira is better than just adapting a template.
While trying to avoid lawyer costs, you risk spending 10k+ in a lawsuit later. Try finding a lawyer who charges around 1000 lira for a quick job, it might be cheaper. Quality matters too.
edit: fixed a few typos.
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Bro, the partnership agreement must definitely be in writing! Use a template get a lawyer to review it spend a few hundred lira. Even if you have issues with your partner later, having it in writing helps a lot!
Yes, thats exactly how it is with partnership agreement. anyway if youre offering equity instead of salary also state what youre offering in return.
If you post the result here it will help others too.
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Following. Give trial work but pay for it; free trials don't bind anyone.
If you post the result here, it will help others too.
Let me speak from the other side; I'm on the supplier side. Are you looking for a partner or a co-founder? They are two different things.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Just a heads-up. anyway everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.
Good luck with that.
I completely agree. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.
Everyone rushing into partnership agreement gets stuck at the same point. If you post the result here it will help others too.
There's also a measurement aspect to this. Trying to do this alone is the most expensive way.
People defend habits, not processes. Resistance comes from there.
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There's also a measurement aspect to this. The harder it is to reverse a decision, the slower you should make it.
If you post the result here, it will help others too.
I went through the same thing two years ago. Just because everyone does it doesn't mean it's right.
People defend habits, not processes. Resistance comes from there. That's all, sorry if I went on too long.
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I agree, and I'd like to emphasize that. Give trial work but pay for it; free trials don't bind anyone.
Give trial work but pay for it; free trials don't bind anyone. That's all, sorry if I went on too long.
I'm in the same situation that's why I'm asking. When you try to change everything at once nothing settles.
Solutions that work at a small scale collapse when you grow; I learned this late. Proven by experience.
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I'll argue the opposite, don't get mad. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.
That's all, sorry if I went on too long.