Get the vendor deal right.
See what you’re really signing. Push on the terms that matter. Check the final copy. Loop in a lawyer to guide you.
From their contract to your deal
Inhouse guides every step, from the first read of their contract to signing.
See what you’re
really signing
- Their contract and every page it points to, explained in plain words
- Price, scope and dates checked against the deal you actually made
Know what to push
on and let go
- Must-fix terms sorted from the ones that are fine, with the reason for each
- Liability caps, indemnities and ownership, sized to your real exposure
Send a counter
they’ll say yes to
- A redline of your changes and a short, friendly cover email
- Fair trades, like phased payment terms, in place of a flat no
Check the final
before you sign
- Their returned version compared line by line with what you asked for
- Specs, exhibits and final numbers locked into one clean document
Pricing
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Inhouse AI
Inhouse reads their contract and drafts your counter.
- Advice on the terms that matter most in their contract
- Redlines, cover emails, MSAs and data processing agreements
- Pre-signing checklist of specs, exhibits and final numbers
- Step-by-step help from the first read to the final signature
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What we
see go wrong
Easy to avoid before you sign. Hard to undo after.
Treating the vendor’s contract as standard
One “standard” payroll contract let the provider change any term on 30 days’ notice. Read every page, including the terms it points to.
Covering risks the vendor controls
One AI indemnity made the buyer answer for a feature the vendor’s own engineers built. Make each side cover the risks it controls.
Paying it all up front with no way back
One sales agency asked for $19,500 up front, non-refundable, with no results it had to hit. Tie each payment to work you can see.
Letting ownership wait on final payment
In one deal, the buyer owned nothing until the whole project was paid, even work it had already paid for. Own each part as you pay for it.
Buying without a clear standard for done
A loosely described lid is hard to reject when the order arrives wrong. Put specs, tolerances and an inspection step in writing before you pay.
Trusting “we made your changes” without checking
One owner’s “updated” contract came back as the unchanged original. Compare every returned draft line by line before you sign.
Results
Real examples of how we’ve helped owners sign better deals.
A Boston startup kept its code, and its best developer, in a staffing deal.
A staffing firm wanted 12 months’ fees to hire its developers, and code owned only once paid. Inhouse kept ownership from day one, carved out a developer already on the team and cut the buyout to 6 months. The firm approved it.
Day 1
the code belongs to the startup
Not on final payment, as first drafted
An agency wanted a six-month lock-in. Inhouse drafted a two-month trial, with 60% paid on results.
The agency’s “updated” contract was the unchanged original. Inhouse caught it before anyone signed.
We flagged that they can change any term on 30 days’ notice, fees sit on a web page, and disputes go to arbitration in New York.
We moved due-on-receipt to Net 15, added a 5-day review window, had the agency cover its own infringement and wrote the cover email.
We flagged soft deliverables with no remedy, a one-sided court clause and a non-solicit penalty of a full year’s pay.
We reframed the ask as a question that shows why the clause fails both sides, and narrowed it to the content you supply.
We showed ownership passed only on full payment, then asked for ownership of every part you’ve paid for.
We swapped KPIs that start after a 90-day ramp for a roadmap both sides agree in 2 weeks, with written notice and a week to fix.
We kept ownership from the moment the code is written, and gave them the right to pause work if an undisputed bill runs late.
We added a no-photos privacy section and a one-page acknowledgment each installer signs before stepping on site.
We locked the closure and seal specs, set a fill tolerance, required lot numbers and added a video check before it ships.
We showed the rate cuts were real, but the deposit and liability terms hadn’t moved, and drafted a short final push.
Related documents
Vendor agreement
Set price, scope and service levels in writing.
Redlined contract
Your changes, marked clearly for the vendor.
Negotiation email
Explain each change in one friendly line.
Master services agreement
The main terms for an ongoing vendor.
Statement of work
Scope, deliverables and what counts as done.
Consulting agreement
Hire an agency or consultant on clear terms.
NDA
Protect your details before the vendor starts.
Contract review
Know which terms matter before you sign.
Pre-signing checklist
Confirm specs, exhibits and numbers first.
Supply agreement
Lock specs, inspection and delivery for goods.
Order form review
Read the order form and the terms behind it.
Business associate agreement
Protect patient data a vendor handles.
Data processing agreement
Set how the vendor uses and protects your data.
Distribution agreement
Buy to resell on terms you can meet.
Renewal negotiation letter
Ask for better terms before it auto-renews.
Termination notice
End a vendor deal the way the contract allows.