Legal Foundations for Early-Stage Innovators

Field	Value
Status	✅ Complete
Category	Workshops
Contact	Sam McClure (Stanford Law School, Startup Law: Sustainability)
What	“Legal 101” workshop for seed grantees: entity formation, IP, founder agreements, compliance, resources
Next Action	None — project complete
Last Contact	Feb 18, 2026 (workshop delivered)
Delivered	Feb 18, 2026
Tags	[LEVEL-UP] [BRIDGE-BUILD]

Outcome

Workshop delivered Feb 18, 2026. 53 survey responses (via Qualtrics). Invited seed grantees, tEquity awardees (via Christina Hewko), and Create+AI participants (via Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca). Slides built, curated question list sent to Sam beforehand. Sam provided bio for intro.

Remaining: Follow-up email to attendees — thank you, key takeaways, Sam’s white paper link, OTL form link. Scheduled for Tue Feb 24 first thing.

Context

Sam McClure runs the Stanford Startup Law: Sustainability program providing pro bono legal resources to early-stage startups. Sam does similar “Legal 101” sessions for GSB, Doerr, Med, etc. Connection via Claire Fisher Moffett.

Planning Doc: ../workshop-plans/[Spring26] Seed Grantees and Startup Law Planning Guide.md

Google Doc

People Profile: ../people/sam-mcclure.md