To that end, a VC friend of mine pointed me to this collection of legal and funding documents for startups - http://www.orrick.com/practices/corporate/emerging

To that end, a VC friend of mine pointed me to this collection of legal and funding documents for startups - http://www.orrick.com/practices/corporate/emergingCompanies/startup/index.asp http://www.orrick.com/practices/corporate/emergingCompanies/... I've used Nolo Press to set up several companies and non-profits. You really can do it yourself, at least for the simple organizations. And templates, such as the above, help with the more complex cases.