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Advisor agreement

A starting point for putting an informal advisor relationship in writing, before a lawyer papers it.

Most advisor relationships are informal until someone asks "wait, did we ever put this in writing?" This is a starting point for that conversation, built on the common FAST-agreement structure most startup advisors already expect — not a replacement for having a lawyer paper the final version.

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This is a non-legal starting point, not a substitute for review by counsel. Advisor equity has real tax and dilution consequences — have a lawyer finalize anything before signing.

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What is in it

  1. Parties
  2. Role
  3. Time commitment
  4. Equity
  5. Vesting
  6. Term and termination
  7. Confidentiality
  8. IP assignment
  9. Signatures

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