ELI - 528 | Founder's Legal Playbook: Top Mistakes, IP Strategy, & AI in Law | Bisani Legal

About this episode

Saket Bisani discusses common legal pitfalls for founders and the importance of legal strategies in startups.

What's the biggest legal mistake you can make in your first 12 months as a founder?In this episode of ELI, we sit down with Saket Bisani, a technology lawyer and the founder of Bisani Legal. As a founder himself, Saket shares a unique perspective on the entrepreneurial journey, from the challenges of running a law firm like a startup to the common legal pitfalls he sees founders fall into every day.Saket breaks down the fundamentals every founder needs: from why your Founder's Agreement is a critical roadmap, to the exact day you should file for your trademark. We also dive into government grants for startups, the 3 criteria for filing a patent, strategies for employee disputes, and a step-by-step playbook for recovering money from clients.Finally, we explore the future, debating whether AI will ever replace lawyers and judges.Learn more about Saket and his firm: https://www.bisanilegal.com/Timestamps / Chapters:(00:00) Why a Lawyer Became a Founder (01:43) Specializing in Startups & Tech (02:43) Running a Law Firm Like a Business (03:48) A Client-Centered Strategy: Empathy & Clarity (05:12) The Single Biggest Legal Mistake Founders Make (06:42) The Founder's Agreement…

People in this episode

Host: Priya Ranjan Mohanty

Guest: Saket Bisani

Topics covered

• legal mistakes
• founder's agreement
• intellectual property
• AI in law
• startup strategy

Keywords

• legal mistakes
• founder's agreement
• trademark
• patent
• AI in law

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Organizations: Bisani Legal

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