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Notes from the team

How we're building AI legal-document review for founders — the products, the problems, and the contracts we've seen.

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May 2, 20269 min read

How AI changes the contract-review workflow

Not a replacement for counsel — a faster way into the conversation with counsel. The before/after of pre-AI legal review, and where humans still need to be in the loop.

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Playbook

April 28, 20266 min

Auto-renew traps: what to look for before you sign

90-day notice windows. Stacked renewal terms. Price-step clauses buried in section 11. Five auto-renew patterns that quietly cost startups six figures a year.

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Product

April 26, 20264 min

Why we built CheckMyDoc

Founders shouldn't have to choose between signing a contract they haven't read and waiting four days for a $600 review.

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Playbook

April 22, 20267 min

Five clauses we always flag in vendor MSAs

After ten thousand vendor MSAs, the patterns repeat. Liability caps, IP feedback licenses, indemnity asymmetry, force-majeure scope, and the auto-renew. Here's what to push back on.

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Product

April 15, 20265 min

What plain-English redlines actually look like

Why "shall not" doesn't help your negotiator. The three-part structure we use for every suggestion: original, proposed, and the rationale a counterparty will accept.

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Compliance

April 10, 20268 min

GDPR DPA addenda: the founder's checklist

Article 28 isn't optional. Here's the eight-point checklist we run on every vendor's DPA before approving a contract — sub-processor lists, transfer mechanisms, audit rights, and the rest.

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