Procedure · Stage 0 · Software track, Every founder

Code and account ownership

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The mistake

“A non-coding founder had interns build the site on their own accounts, then fought over the code.”

What it cost: Lost control of the code.

01Why it repeats

The problem appears only when someone leaves.

Pause: what would you have done?

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Stage: 0
Exit test: Company owns the GitHub organisation, host, database, domain and email (track gate at stage 0)
Proof file: Certificate of incorporation; signed founders' agreement; DPIIT certificate if applied

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Internship form and IP-assignment agreement
Signed by every intern or freelancer before they build anything.
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No psychology in this one: it is a procedure problem, not a judgement problem.

Guidance, not advice

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Stage	Physical product	Software	Services
0	Trademark filed for the name	Company owns the GitHub organisation, host, database, domain and email	Standard contract template chosen

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