Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.1.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Hyndman Law ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://hyndmanlaw.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/) - [How do Canadian tribunals, courts decide if a worker is an "employee" or an "independent contractor"?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/how-do-canadian-tribunals-courts-decide-if-a-worker-is-an-employee-or-an-independent-contractor/) - [Form of Confidential Information, Invention Assignment and Non-Solicitation Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/form-of-confidentiality-and-invention-agreement/) - [Form of Independent Contractor Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/form-of-simple-independent-contractor-agreement/) - [Form of Employment Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/form-of-employment-agreement/) - [Form of Mutual Confidentiality Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/form-of-mutual-confidentiality-agreement/) - [Form of Confidentiality Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/form-of-confidentiality-agreement/) - [Form of Restricted Confidentiality Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/form-of-restricted-confidentiality-agreement/) - [Failure by lawyers to properly redact seems epidemic these days](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/failure-by-lawyers-to-properly-redact-seems-epidemic-these-days/) - [Some quick thoughts on Heller v. Uber](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/some-quick-thoughts-on-heller-v-uber/) - [How to Choose a Startup to Work For by Thinking Like An Investor](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-startup-to-work-for-by-thinking-like-an-investor/) - [Do you need a Big Law Firm to sell your company (or buy one)?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/do-you-need-a-big-law-firm-to-sell-your-company-or-buy-one/) - [BC Startups: The Government Is Not Your Friend](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/bc-startups-the-government-is-not-your-friend/) - [Chances Are, Your Startup Advisor Agreement Form is Farkakte](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/chances-are-your-startup-advisor-agreement-form-is-farkakte/) - ["A Survival Guide for the Millennial Entrepreneur"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/survival-guide-millennial-entrepreneur/) - [Terms of Service; Didn't Read](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/terms-service-didnt-read/) - [Top internship opportunities in technology](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/top-internship-opportunities-technology/) - [Free Templates for Great Startup Board Decks, Direct from VCs](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/free-templates-great-startup-board-decks-direct-vcs/) - [A Venture SLA](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/a-venture-sla/) - [Unpaid Intern Scams Continue to Flourish in Ontario. What Can be Done?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/unpaid-intern-scams-continue-to-flourish-in-ontario-what-can-be-done/) - [Breaking the time barrier](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/breaking-the-time-barrier/) - [On startup term sheets](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/on-startup-term-sheets/) - [A Public Service Announcement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/a-public-service-announcement/) - [A Primer for Fundraising on AngelList](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/a-primer-for-fundraising-on-angellist/) - [Are Unpaid Internships Legal in Ontario?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/are-unpaid-internships-legal-in-ontario/) - ["Splitting up the Pie: Considerations for setting initial equity ownership among founders"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/splitting-up-the-pie-considerations-for-setting-initial-equity-ownership-among-founders/) - [Time to say goodbye to an employee?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/time-to-say-goodbye-to-an-employee/) - [If my employee causes injury to others during employment, what is my liability?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/if-an-employee-causes-injury-to-others-during-employment-what-is-my-liability/) - [Can you dismiss an employee for cause due to poor performance?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/can-you-dismiss-an-employee-for-cause-due-to-poor-performance/) - [Industry Canada releases revised draft FISA regulations](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/industry-canada-releases-anti-spam-regulations/) - [Managing Startups: Best Posts of 2012](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/managing-startups-best-posts-of-2012/) - [You probably have work to do to be ready for Canada's new Anti-Spam and Anti-Spyware law](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/you-probably-have-work-to-do-to-be-ready-for-canadas-new-anti-spam-and-anti-spyware-law/) - [OSC releases consultation paper addressing crowdfunding ](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/osc-releases-consultation-paper-addressing-crowdfunding/) - [Simple Legal Forms for Open Use](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/simple-legal-forms-for-open-use/) - [Free Legal Forms for Startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/free-legal-forms-for-startups/) - [Create your own cap table](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/create-your-own-cap-table/) - [Incorporation – What, Why, Where and How](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/incorporation-what-why-where-and-how/) - [Client looking for acquisition opportunity](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/client-looking-for-acquisition-opportunity/) - [Startup ABC’s – Pre-Startup IP Issues](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/startup-abcs-pre-startup-ip-issues/) - ["Open source entrepreneurship: Free resources to help kickstart your startup"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/open-source-entrepreneurship-free-resources-to-help-kickstart-your-startup/) - [Two new online calculators for startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/two-new-online-calculators-for-startups/) - [A reminder on how not to terminate an employee (Updated)](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/a-reminder-on-how-not-to-terminate-an-employee/) - [How we use web platforms in our practice](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/how-we-use-web-platforms-in-our-practice/) - [You have acquisition interest – now what?](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/426/) - ["What Canadian Businesses Need to Know About the Proposed Breach Notification Provisions"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/what-canadian-businesses-need-to-know-about-the-proposed-breach-notification-provisions/) - [Draft Regulations Posted for Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/draft-regulations-posted-for-canadian-anti-spam-legislation/) - [List of Startup Incubators and Accelerators](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/list-of-startup-incubators-and-accelerators/) - [Listing of Canadian Institutional Startup Investors](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/listing-of-canadian-institutional-startup-investors/) - [An online meeting minutes solution](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/an-online-meeting-minutes-solution/) - [Links for Startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/links-for-startups/) - [How to allocate equity](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/how-to-allocate-equity/) - [Cloud Computing and Privacy FAQ](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/cloud-computing-and-privacy-faq/) - [The Founder's Library](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/the-founders-library/) - [Top Ten Legal Mistakes Made by Entrepreneurs](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/top-ten-legal-mistakes-made-by-entrepreneurs/) - [Canada's Anti-Spam Bill Passed](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/canadas-anti-spam-bill-passed/) - [Award-season for entrepreneurs](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/award-season-for-entrepreneurs/) - [In praise of transactional attorneys](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/in-praise-of-transactional-attorneys/) - [A Guide to Business Incentives for Interactive Entertainment Production in Canada](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/a-guide-to-business-incentives-for-interactive-entertainment-production-in-canada/) - [New tool for finding funding](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/new-tool-for-finding-funding/) - [StartupNorth's list of startup investors](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/startupnorths-list-of-startup-investors/) - [Patriot Act concerns overblown](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/patriot-act-concerns-overblown/) - [Federal Court rules business methods patentable in Canada](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/federal-court-rules-business-methods-patentable-in-canada/) - [Privacy Commissioner Releases Privacy Tool for Small Businesses](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/privacy-commissioner-releases-privacy-tool-for-small-businesses/) - ["The Eight Best Questions We Got While Raising Venture Capital"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/the-eight-best-questions-we-got-while-raising-venture-capital/) - ["Running a startup outside of the Valley"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/running-a-startup-outside-of-the-valley/) - ["How to pick a co-founder"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/how-to-pick-a-co-founder/) - [M&A Issues: Reps, Warranties, Indemnities (Part I)](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/ma-issues-reps-warranties-indemnities-part-i/) - [Canadian-ized (Ontario) Form of Wordpress.com Terms of Use](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/canadianized-wordpress-terms-of-use/) - ["There are just a handful of contract clauses that are critical"](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/there-are-just-a-handful-of-contract-clauses-that-are-critical/) - [New Tools for Helping You Manage Small Claims Actions](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/new-tools-for-helping-you-manage-small-claims-actions/) - [Throw out your restrictive covenants](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/throw-out-your-restrictive-covenants/) - [Before you start your startup](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/before-you-start-your-startup/) - [Organization – The Basics](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/organization-the-basics/) - [Staffing – Employees vs. Independent Contractors](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/staffing-employees-vs-independent-contractors/) - [Organization – The Shareholder Agreement](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/organization-the-shareholder-agreement/) - [Employment – Making the Offer and Varying the Contract](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/employment-making-the-offer-and-varying-the-contract/) - [Pre-Launch Marketing for Stealthy Startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/pre-launch-marketing-for-stealthy-startups/) - [“What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI”](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/what-makes-an-entrepreneur-four-letters-jfdi/) ## Pages - [Home](https://hyndmanlaw.com/) - [About](https://hyndmanlaw.com/about/) - [Contact](https://hyndmanlaw.com/contact/) - [Links for Startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/resources/resources-links-for-startups/) - [Resources](https://hyndmanlaw.com/resources/) - [Recommended Service Providers](https://hyndmanlaw.com/recommended-professionals-and-other-service-providers/) - [Media](https://hyndmanlaw.com/media/) - [Privacy](https://hyndmanlaw.com/privacy/) - [Legal](https://hyndmanlaw.com/legal/) - [Speaking](https://hyndmanlaw.com/speaking/) - [Rights](https://hyndmanlaw.com/rights/) - [Notes](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/notes/) ## Ads - [Mesh Marketing](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/ads/mesh-marketing/) ## Categories - [Employment](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/employment/) - [Events](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/events/) - [Incorporation](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/incorporation/) - [Intellectual Property](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/intellectual-property/) - [Pre-Startup](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/pre-startup/) - [Startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/startups/) - [Forms](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/forms/) - [M&A](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/ma/) - [Finance](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/finance/) - [Technology](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/technology/) - [Litigation](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/litigation/) - [Philosophy](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/philosophy/) - [Notes](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/notes/) - [Privacy](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/privacy/) - [Anti-spam](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/category/anti-spam/) ## Tags - [Wordpress](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/tag/wordpress/) - [Law](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/tag/law/) - [TOU](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/tag/tou/) - [startups](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/tag/startups-2/) - [founders](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/tag/founders/) - [boards](https://hyndmanlaw.com/blog/tag/boards/)