What type of startup are you running? Is this a SaaS product?
As someone who does a lot of startup contracting (focusing on SaaS, but not exclusively at all), this is a bit surprising. Most of my clients use their own paper most of the time. Large customers typically push their own paper. Smaller customers don't.
Candidly, getting an explanation of the terms in a customer's version of a contract is insufficient. It's not just about what's there - it's equally important what's NOT there.
As someone who does a lot of startup contracting (focusing on SaaS, but not exclusively at all), this is a bit surprising. Most of my clients use their own paper most of the time. Large customers typically push their own paper. Smaller customers don't.
Candidly, getting an explanation of the terms in a customer's version of a contract is insufficient. It's not just about what's there - it's equally important what's NOT there.