Founder's Legal Checkpoint
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来源平台: idea-spark
A guided, wizard-style web tool for first-time solo founders in the US/UK/CA to help them navigate the essential legal and tax decisions needed to start a software business correctly. It provides simple, plain-language explanations and checklists for entity formation, licenses, patents, and tax obligations, preventing costly early mistakes.
目标用户
Solo SaaS or software founders in the US, UK, or Canada who have built an MVP but have not yet formally registered their business, obtained necessary licenses, or considered patents. They are likely active on r/startups or r/SaaS asking for advice on 'Do I need an LLC?' or 'How do I handle software patents?'
核心差异点
Focuses purely on the initial 'legal/operational onboarding' confusion with hyper-localized, actionable steps, avoiding overwhelming founders with full legal document generation or complex financial modeling that they don't need at Day 0.
解决方案
A linear, multi-step web wizard. Users select their country/state and industry (SaaS, e-commerce, consulting). The tool asks a series of simple yes/no and multiple-choice questions about team size, revenue plans, software novelty, and customer location. It then generates a personalized, step-by-step action plan with explanations, links to official government forms, and suggested service providers (e.g., Stripe Atlas). Built with Next.js, a simple database for user sessions, and a static content layer for jurisdiction-specific rules.
关联痛点
Startup founders struggle with legal and operational setup including patents entity formation and investor terms.
MVP 范围
Wizard flow for the USA (focus on Delaware LLC vs. C-Corp
state business licenses
sales tax nexus basics)
Wizard flow for the UK (Ltd company vs. sole trader
VAT registration thresholds)
Output: A downloadable
plain-English PDF checklist with official links and next-step deadlines
Static content pages explaining core concepts (patent vs. copyright
EIN
registered agent)