usual disclaimer of speak to a lawyer, and also, this depends on your jurisdiction: generally the most important things are: - make sure anything you create is

usual disclaimer of speak to a lawyer, and also, this depends on your jurisdiction: generally the most important things are: - make sure anything you create is clearly yours (i.e. not owned by your employer if you have one, not worked on during work time or on work equipment etc) - if you have anyone else creating intellectual property, make sure you have legal documentation of ownership of it. in many cases, if you have these areas taken care of, you can create a corporation later if/when appropriate. (i'm assuming by take people's money you mean customers rather than investors) hope this helps,