EPISODE 57 - Making legal stuff less scary

THE LEGAL STUFF IN BUSINESS CAN SEEM REALLY SCARY.

“There’s a big difference between law in THEORY and law in PRACTICE. Dealing with legal stuff on a human relationship level makes it much less intimidating.” - Shinah

Today, I’m giving you a casual legal education =)

Some of you may know that I used to a corporate lawyer. So I want to break down all the scary “law” stuff in plain terms that you can actually understand.

  • What’s the goal of a contract if you DO NOT WANT TO END UP IN COURT?

  • How can you guarantee you get paid by a client?

  • What do you do if you get a dreaded “Cease & Desist Letter”?

The specific questions I’m answering in this podcast:

  • 5:49 - Getting your business legal and permitted

  • 8:40 - When do you need a contract, what should you put in it, how do you know if it’s enforceable?

  • 14:30 - Can you charge late fees if a client pays an invoice after the deadline? How do you even enforce that?

  • 19:23 - A quick overview of COPYRIGHT (I’ll do a much longer episode on this separately)


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