To expand on that a bit, you need to have 90 day and one year milestones at a minimum. You also need a strong Buy/Sell that includes what happens to your/partne

To expand on that a bit, you need to have 90 day and one year milestones at a minimum. You also need a strong Buy/Sell that includes what happens to your/partner's stock when you/he die/divorce/quit-working-for-the-company/etc. Lawyers are needed here for sure. If you can't afford a lawyer, try to convince one to work for equity. There are plenty of lawyers who will do your work for a percentage point. If you can't afford a lawyer and you can't convince one to work for equity, give it up for the time begin because otherwise it will cause you more grief in the long term. Come back to the idea when you can afford to hire an atty.