The point to take away from the article is to budget some money for a lawyer to draft/consult on crucial documents, but do not use him for all minutiae. Lawyer

The point to take away from the article is to budget some money for a lawyer to draft/consult on crucial documents, but do not use him for all minutiae. Lawyers will usually adopt a better safe than sorry attitude. At a startup, this might not be exactly what you want. Second, great laywers are just like great programmers, not that easy to find and qualify.