Templates

Operational templates

Copy-ready document structures grouped by the same processes as the diagnostic and wiki. Open a template, then duplicate the structure into Notion, Google Docs, or your Drive.

Each template is a markdown file rendered as a clean doc page. Use Open template to preview; use Edit source on GitHub to fork or copy the markdown into your own repo.

Legal · Finance admin · HR admin

📁 4.1 · 2.5 · 3.1

Company Ops Registry

Folder map for legal, finance, HR, and privacy & compliance — one obvious home per document, kept current before any transaction. Pair with a Capital Waters cap table in /01-corporate/shareholders/ (see external resources below).

Wiki: 4.1 Legal · 2.5 Financial Administration · 3.1 HR Administration

Open template →

📋 4.1 · 2.5

Due diligence checklist

Master checklist of what buyers and investors typically request — expected format and where each item lives in your data room. Cap table and corporate docs cross-ref your registry folders and NL investment templates below.

Wiki: 4.1 Legal (early revenue) · 2.5 Financial Administration

Open template →

Strategic · Investor relations

📨 1.2b

Investor / shareholder update

Copy-ready monthly or quarterly email — highlights, misses, checkbox goals, optional runway/scenarios. The why lives on the wiki; this page is the fill-in structure.

Wiki: 1.2b Shareholder & Investor Reporting

Open template →

Company-Level Planning & Goals

🎯 1.1

Annual & quarterly goals

Goals and status per ops area across four quarters — product, commercial, finance, and people. A living doc you update as the year progresses.

Wiki: 1.1 Company-Level Planning & Goals

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HR · Onboarding · Facilities

🏠 3.1 · 3.2 · 4.2

Working at [Company]

Home base for what employees need to know — offices, policies, benefits, tools, and how to get help. Start here instead of a blank Notion page.

Wiki: 3.1 HR Administration · 3.2 Recruitment & Hiring · 4.2 Office & Facilities

Open template →

External resources — Netherlands legal templates

Complementary to the ops structures above: where files live vs what contracts say. Wiki: 4.1 Governance, 4.5 Internal & Labour, 4.6 Privacy & IP.

Capital Waters — open-source investment documents (governance & fundraising).

Cap table (Excel) — /01-corporate/shareholders/
Ordinary share subscription & shareholders agreement — co-founder or friends-and-family equity
Convertible loan (CLA) or EPOS (Dutch SAFE) — angel money before a priced round
Preferred share subscription, shareholders agreement & term sheet — seed / Series A

Capital Waters: CC BY-ND 4.0 (“comply or explain”: show deviations, keep the Capital Waters header). Netherlands only — get counsel before signing.

Penrose — free Word/PDF model contracts (corporate, employment, privacy, commercial starters). English versions.

Bestuursbesluit, aandeelhoudersbesluit, AVA-oproeping, aandeelhoudersovereenkomst — /01-corporate/ (pick one SHA basis with Capital Waters if you have investors)
Arbeidsovereenkomst (onbepaald / bepaald), VSO — /06-hr/
Verwerkersovereenkomst (DPA), NDA — /07-compliance/gdpr/, /03-contracts/ndas/
LOI, SPA, APA — /08-transaction-prep/ (deal active only)

Penrose: no open licence; templates are starting points only — not legal advice. Get counsel before signing.