Full disclaimer: I am a startup lawyer myself so there is some bias. I don’t have experience with stripe atlas or clerky, so I would
be curious to hear how your experience with stripe atlas turns out
As some practical unsolicited advice, most prominent law firms in the bay area charge $2500k - $5k for full incorporation service and you can negotiate to defer typically $10k - $25k in fees until you do a first fundraise or have enough cash flow to start paying your bills. These firms are expensive, but paying a few thousand to make sure things are done right will go a long away as the cost of fixing this stuff later can exceed $10k. If you have a simple or low touch business, then maybe some of these automated services will work well for you. Otherwise, if you are considering raising venture money at some point, I'd suggest going with a traditional law firm or use these services as a starting point and have a lawyer give everything they are doing a quick scan to make sure they are doing things right.
Thanks for your comment. I'm a big fan of slack myself and have developed a product on their platform. I'm curious about the Slack fund and their investment process? Do you see a large contingent of companies building standalone products on slack?
I'm super excited about this. Which civilization did you all play with? I remember I liked the Byzantines and the Persians. The Turks also had those knights which were pretty cool.
I've tried a few meal kit companies (blue apron and hello fresh) and I was underwhelmed by the product and the service.
Whole Foods ingredients + Amazon delivery = game over for most of these meal kit companies.
They would be able to provide users added levels of customization and probably same day or next day delivery whereas with most meal kit companies, you have to lock in your menu for the week the prior week, which is inconvenient if plans change.
Ultimately, I'm excited about this move as I shop at whole foods regularly and look forward to the ease of delivery that Amazon provides.
I wonder where Amazon will target next; they've already targeted grocery and meal kit delivery and revealed plans to compete with Zillow and Redfin this week in real estate. Which industry is next?
Experiences. Whether it's travel, an event, spending time with friends, etc.
I also think spending money to live in a comfortable apartment or home close to work is extremely important. I used to commute from SF to SV one hour each way. Now I live 10 min from work and my quality of life has significantly improved.
I automate legal documents usings Advobot (advobot.co), a messenger based chatbot that walks you through drafting legal documents. It makes drafting legal documents easy and conversational and is much faster than traditional methods. I can also use it from my phone, which makes drafting legal documents on the go much easier.
As a lawyer who took and passed the California bar exam on the first attempt, I think that this move by the California Supreme Court was absolutely necessary. I have seen too many of my qualified peers fail this exam for no reason. These individuals end up passing on their second and third attempts and all that this exam did is cost them more time and money that they could have been using to become better lawyers. I'm happy to see that there is some accountability on the state bar examiners to make sure the test is graded fairly.