Ashutosh Prakash
@ashutoshprakash.bsky.social
Storyteller | Law and Technology Researcher | Advocate | FinTech | Family Law | Legal Consultant | Content Strategist
And what’s even more surprising is that many are actually paying for Pro subscriptions, the kind that cost as much as GPT or any other popular AI tool.
It’s both curious and revealing, showing how deeply these interactions are starting to matter in people’s lives.
It’s both curious and revealing, showing how deeply these interactions are starting to matter in people’s lives.
July 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
And what’s even more surprising is that many are actually paying for Pro subscriptions, the kind that cost as much as GPT or any other popular AI tool.
It’s both curious and revealing, showing how deeply these interactions are starting to matter in people’s lives.
It’s both curious and revealing, showing how deeply these interactions are starting to matter in people’s lives.
If you’re an early-stage founder, and want a basic legal checklist —
Drop a 💬 and I’ll send you one.
Drop a 💬 and I’ll send you one.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
If you’re an early-stage founder, and want a basic legal checklist —
Drop a 💬 and I’ll send you one.
Drop a 💬 and I’ll send you one.
The good news?
None of these take long to fix.
But ignoring them can derail you later.
Start lean.
But start with clarity.
None of these take long to fix.
But ignoring them can derail you later.
Start lean.
But start with clarity.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The good news?
None of these take long to fix.
But ignoring them can derail you later.
Start lean.
But start with clarity.
None of these take long to fix.
But ignoring them can derail you later.
Start lean.
But start with clarity.
⚠️ Thinking compliance is a one-time setup
It’s not.
As your product changes, so do your legal touchpoints.
👉 Don’t overbuild early —
But review regularly.
It’s not.
As your product changes, so do your legal touchpoints.
👉 Don’t overbuild early —
But review regularly.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⚠️ Thinking compliance is a one-time setup
It’s not.
As your product changes, so do your legal touchpoints.
👉 Don’t overbuild early —
But review regularly.
It’s not.
As your product changes, so do your legal touchpoints.
👉 Don’t overbuild early —
But review regularly.
⚠️ No contract with your first freelancer
This leads to mismatched expectations, delivery delays, and payment issues.
👉 At minimum, lock down scope, timeline, and rights in writing.
This leads to mismatched expectations, delivery delays, and payment issues.
👉 At minimum, lock down scope, timeline, and rights in writing.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⚠️ No contract with your first freelancer
This leads to mismatched expectations, delivery delays, and payment issues.
👉 At minimum, lock down scope, timeline, and rights in writing.
This leads to mismatched expectations, delivery delays, and payment issues.
👉 At minimum, lock down scope, timeline, and rights in writing.
⚠️ Skipping ad disclaimers in influencer deals
If you’re paying someone to promote and they don’t disclose it —
That’s a compliance red flag.
👉 Always align on what needs to be publicly declared.
If you’re paying someone to promote and they don’t disclose it —
That’s a compliance red flag.
👉 Always align on what needs to be publicly declared.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⚠️ Skipping ad disclaimers in influencer deals
If you’re paying someone to promote and they don’t disclose it —
That’s a compliance red flag.
👉 Always align on what needs to be publicly declared.
If you’re paying someone to promote and they don’t disclose it —
That’s a compliance red flag.
👉 Always align on what needs to be publicly declared.
⚠️ Launching without an IP transfer clause
If a co-founder or freelancer created core assets —
Code, designs, content…
You may not legally own them.
👉 Always get a clear, written IP assignment.
If a co-founder or freelancer created core assets —
Code, designs, content…
You may not legally own them.
👉 Always get a clear, written IP assignment.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⚠️ Launching without an IP transfer clause
If a co-founder or freelancer created core assets —
Code, designs, content…
You may not legally own them.
👉 Always get a clear, written IP assignment.
If a co-founder or freelancer created core assets —
Code, designs, content…
You may not legally own them.
👉 Always get a clear, written IP assignment.
⚠️ Using a friend’s NDA template
It’s often too generic or outdated.
And rarely fits the actual risks you're exposing.
👉 Tailor your NDA to what matters for your product and conversations.
It’s often too generic or outdated.
And rarely fits the actual risks you're exposing.
👉 Tailor your NDA to what matters for your product and conversations.
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
⚠️ Using a friend’s NDA template
It’s often too generic or outdated.
And rarely fits the actual risks you're exposing.
👉 Tailor your NDA to what matters for your product and conversations.
It’s often too generic or outdated.
And rarely fits the actual risks you're exposing.
👉 Tailor your NDA to what matters for your product and conversations.
Over the last few months, I’ve spoken to several early-stage teams.
And the same legal patterns keep showing up.
Not catastrophic mistakes —
But small traps that quietly kill momentum.
Here are the top 5 I keep seeing:
And the same legal patterns keep showing up.
Not catastrophic mistakes —
But small traps that quietly kill momentum.
Here are the top 5 I keep seeing:
June 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Over the last few months, I’ve spoken to several early-stage teams.
And the same legal patterns keep showing up.
Not catastrophic mistakes —
But small traps that quietly kill momentum.
Here are the top 5 I keep seeing:
And the same legal patterns keep showing up.
Not catastrophic mistakes —
But small traps that quietly kill momentum.
Here are the top 5 I keep seeing: