Competent Legal Advisors for a Start up are a must. Dinesh K Kapila Chief General Manager (Retd), NABARD (Published in The Business Sandesh, 3rd April 2026). The area of law and legal advise is a somewhat gray area for most founders, often overlooked. Or delegated to their advisors or investors. This is specially in the case of fledging Agri Start ups. Often evolving without a cogent investor and the required mentoring. As we encourage start ups, particularly in the Agriculture Sector in the smaller towns and cities, the founders need to be aware about compliances, contracts non disclosure agreements, term sheets etc. My views are based on some start ups I have interacted with, specially in the Agritech sector. I have benefitted by inputs from my son, Prashant Kumar Kapila, a practicing lawyer, who has tendered legal advise to select start ups. The typical founder is so involved in raising resources, testing pilots, raising and deploying manpower, meetin...
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