A good startup lawyer's template documents are based on the experiences of people who have been there and done that. And unlike an entrepreneur, who has started

A good startup lawyer's template documents are based on the experiences of people who have been there and done that. And unlike an entrepreneur, who has started a very small number of companies, an attorney gets to see hundreds or maybe thousands and has a wealth of knowledge as to what can go wrong and how to prevent it. And I didn't say it costs $15k, only that they'll defer up to $15k. You'll still have most of that $15k left.