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Building legal foundations for start-ups

5 hours ago
2 min read

Protecting a UK tech start-up's legal foundations, structure and intellectual property ahead of launch.

  • Tressly Business of Hair Summit, Loreal Head Office, London

AT A GLANCE Client: Tressly, a UK technology start-up for hairdressers Sector: Technology, hair and beauty Engagement: Strategic legal adviser to the founders

THE CLIENT

Tressly is a fast-growing tech start-up with a bold mission that blends community and technology. Its new app gives hairdressers across the UK a stronger way to build and run their businesses.

THE CHALLENGE

Like many early-stage founders, Tressly's founders were building a product and a business at the same time. Generic online templates don't protect the specific needs of a tech business. Tressly needed contracts that protected its intellectual property, clear terms with the third parties building its app, and a considered structure for its subsidiary business, Tressly Studios.

WHAT WE DID

  • Adviser: We acted as Tressly's strategic legal adviser, working directly with its founders as the business developed.

  • Strong frameworks: We moved Tressly's contracts beyond generic templates and tailored them to how the business actually works.

  • Third party contracts: We established contracts with the third parties assisting in building the app.

  • IP protection: We made sure the business's intellectual property was protected in key contracts.

  • Subsidiary model: We explored and advised on the model for Tressly's subsidiary business.

THE RESULT

Tressly launched its new app with stronger legal foundations, protected IP and contracts built around its own business model. Its founder can now make decisions quickly and with confidence.

"The earlier you get your legal house in order, the better. When you're scaling, things move quickly. Having solid legal frameworks in place gives you confidence, protects your team, and helps you make decisions faster." Antoinette Ale, Founder, Tressly

C&S INSIGHT

When building a new tech business, get these things right early:

  • the correct legal structure

  • a robust framework between co-founder

  • protection of your IP


    Putting legal off rarely saves money. It usually just makes the problem more expensive later. For deeper insight into how Count & Sol’s strategic legal advisor service can help you to proactively avoid legal risks that can impact your business, book a consultation today.

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