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🤝 Contracts That Protect and Scale Your Business

🚨 Is your business protected or being blocked by your contracts? Founders and executives, too many businesses treat contracts as paperwork. That’s how growth gets blocked later. Here’s the framework I use with clients to turn contracts into strategic tools: 1️⃣ Define the Purpose – What must this agreement accomplish? Services, SaaS, licensing, partnerships? Clear scope, roles, and duration prevent friction. 2️⃣ Identify Legal & Business Risks – Liabilities, regulatory expos

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Contracts Are a Chess Game: Why Thinking Three Moves Ahead Matters

🚨 If your contracts don’t account for future growth, they are time bombs waiting to explode. I’ve seen startups not get expert input and sign agreements that felt “fine” to them at the time, only to create major obstacles 12 months later. The most common issues I see: • Intellectual property clauses that unintentionally give away rights to future innovations • Pricing structures that don’t scale with the business model • Compliance gaps that ignore how tech and data

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Contracts Aren’t Just Paperwork—they’re Growth Tools

🚨 “Just grab a contract from the internet.” I hear this from founders all the time . And it terrifies me. Why? Because contracts aren’t just paperwork, they’re the foundation for deals, partnerships, and growth. A generic or self-drafted agreement might look complete, but it can: ❌ Slow down deals ❌ Create confusion and disputes ❌ Expose your business to unnecessary risk I help founders turn contracts from a source of stress into a strategic growth tool by: 🔹 Wri

The Planner You Can Count On

Planning is in my DNA. On a recent family trip up the California coast, I was wrapping up an acquisition deal for a client before leaving. I asked my family if they wanted to help plan the trip, their answer? A resounding “no.” They rely on me to create smooth, seamless experiences, and my clients rely on the same qualities to turn legal challenges into smooth resolutions for contracts, IP, and growth strategy. I’m the planner for my family, and I’m the planner for my cli

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Stop Fear. Start Scaling.

Ever watched a client’s shoulders relax when they finally understand their legal position? That moment—when confusion turns to clarity—is why I do this work. Most entrepreneurs come to me feeling: - Overwhelmed by contract jargon - Paralyzed by compliance risks - Unsure how to protect their IP But here’s the shift I create for them: ✅ Stop fearing legal pitfalls ✅ Using legal strategy as a growth lever ✅ Negotiating deals with confidence The best part? Watch

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LA Tech Week and Closing an Acquisition

October 17th was a great day in more ways than one for Ms. Salehpour and Salehpour Legal. In the morning, Ms. Salehpour hosted an amazing group of founders and investors for an LA Tech Week hike—fresh air, meaningful conversations, and real connections with innovators and business leaders. On the professional side, Ms. Salehpour also closed the acquisition of one of her clients that afternoon, helping them navigate the transaction smoothly and strategically and ensuring their

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Ms. Salehpour Speaking on AI at LAPA's 49th Annual Conference

On October 18, 2025, Ms. Salehpour presented The Ethical Edge: Staying Ethical in the Age of AI, Remote Work, and Legal Tech at LAPA's 49th Annual Conference. The presentation was focused on ethics in the age of AI and helping founders and businesses navigating legal issues around the development and deployment of AI every day. Videos and content are for educational purposes only, not to provide specific legal advice. Contact: msalehpour@salehpourlaw.com #Contracts #Tech

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Ms. Salehpour Presents for the National Society of IT Service Providers

On September 24th, Ms. Salehpour joined the National Society of IT Service Providers for their Cyber Series to present Master Customer Contracts: Legal Essentials for IT Providers. She provided insights into critical legal considerations surrounding customer contracts in the tech industry, covering essential topics such as data privacy and risk mitigation, providing IT providers with practical knowledge to enhance their contract management skills and achieve better business o