Marco Reid Launch
From NZ Limited to globally-compliant SaaS, in three weeks.
Stripe Atlas does the formation paperwork in seven days for $500. Marco Reid Launch does the formation, the cross-border tax structure, the full SaaS legal pack, the EIN, the US bank account, and the annual compliance autopilot — with a verified attorney and accountant signing every output. With your firm’s name on the artefacts, not Marco Reid’s.
Pricing model is Rule 5.4 / Lawyers and Conveyancers Act compliant. Two engagement letters: founder ↔ professional, and professional ↔ Marco Reid. No fee-splitting.
Eight stages. Three weeks. Sign-off on every step.
The full pipeline from intake to year-2 compliance autopilot. The IRS-imposed 4–6 week EIN wait is structural; everything else runs in parallel.
01
Day 1–2
Intake + structure design
Plain-English intake. Founder details, intended customer base, jurisdictions, equity structure. Marco proposes the entity (DE C-Corp vs DE LLC vs NZ Ltd holdco) and the cross-border tax structure (Option A IP-in-US vs Option B IP-in-NZ). Accountant + attorney review the proposal through SignoffRequest.
02
Day 3–5
Filing + registered agent
Certificate of Incorporation filed with Delaware Division of Corporations (or Companies Office NZ / ASIC AU / Companies House UK). Registered agent appointed. Filing receipt + entity number returned. Logged in RegulatorFiling with hash-chained audit row.
03
Day 5–28
EIN application
Form SS-4 prepared and faxed to IRS specialty unit (the only path for non-US founders). 4–6 week wait is structural — Marco can't shortcut what the IRS requires, but every status check + follow-up is logged.
04
Day 7–14 (parallel)
US business bank account
Mercury / Wise Business / Relay account opened off the EIN + cert + ID verification. Account ref captured in EntityFormation. Stripe Atlas rail integrated for payments.
05
Day 7–10
Founder document pack
Bylaws, action of incorporator, initial board consent, stock issuance + share certificates, 83(b) election (CRITICAL — must be filed within 30 days of stock receipt), founder IP assignment, indemnification agreement, secretary's certificate. Each drafted by Marco; each signed off by the engaged attorney through SignoffRequest.
06
Day 10–14
SaaS legal pack
13-document SaaS pack: ToS, Privacy Policy, AUP, Cookie Policy, Refund Policy, DPA, AI Disclosure, AI Output Disclaimer, SLA, Sub-processor list, DMCA Policy, CCPA Disclosure, Trademark Notice. AI clauses (no-training, output non-warranty, DMCA whistleblower) baked in. Attorney signs every document.
07
Day 14–18
Cross-border tax filings
W-8BEN-E filed with Stripe + every US payee. NZ + AU GST registration. US sales-tax registration in nexus states (Stripe Tax integration). Transfer-pricing documentation drafted for the holdco/opco structure. Accountant signs.
08
Year 2 onwards
Annual compliance autopilot
Delaware franchise tax + annual report. NZ Companies Office annual return. ASIC annual review. Each filing drafted from the entity record, signed by the engaged accountant + attorney. Recurring revenue for the firm; never-miss for the founder.
Marco Reid Launch vs Stripe Atlas.
Atlas commoditised mechanical filing. Marco Reid restores the layer Atlas can’t do: professional sign-off, cross-border structure, full legal pack, audit posture.
| Feature | Stripe Atlas | Marco Reid Launch |
|---|---|---|
| DE C-Corp / LLC formation Same regulator submission. Same week-long timeline. | ✓ | ✓ |
| EIN application Same IRS specialty-unit fax process for non-US founders. | ✓ | ✓ |
| US business bank account Mercury / Stripe Treasury partner integration. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Generic founder document templates Atlas: unreviewed templates. Marco Reid: reviewed + signed by an engaged attorney. | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attorney sign-off on every output Atlas issues bylaws + 83(b) elections unreviewed. Marco Reid passes every output through SignoffRequest. | ✗ | ✓ |
| Cross-border tax structure design Atlas: 'talk to your tax adviser'. Marco Reid IS the tax adviser, with the holdco/opco modelling. | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full 13-document SaaS legal pack ToS / Privacy / AUP / DPA / DMCA / AI clauses / Sub-processor list, all attorney-signed. | ✗ (Stripe ToS template only) | ✓ |
| Multi-jurisdiction support Atlas does Delaware. Marco Reid does the NZ Ltd holdco that owns the DE C-Corp. | US-only | NZ + AU + UK + US + Singapore |
| Hash-chained audit trail Every formation step in AuditLog; regulator export available. | ✗ | ✓ |
| Annual compliance autopilot Atlas reminds. Marco Reid runs the actual annual filing under your brand, signed. | Email reminders | Filing + sign-off |
Pricing.
SaaS subscription + flat-fee tooling per formation. The attorney + accountant on the engagement bill the founder directly under their own engagement letters.
Solo Founder
Single-founder DE C-Corp or DE LLC, NZ Ltd, AU Pty, or UK Ltd
$1,499
+ $99/mo compliance autopilot
- ✓Entity formation + registered agent (year 1)
- ✓EIN application (faxed, IRS-direct)
- ✓US business bank account (Mercury / Wise / Relay)
- ✓Founder document pack (bylaws, board consent, 83(b), IP assignment)
- ✓13-document SaaS legal pack
- ✓Stripe Atlas / Stripe Connect setup
- ✓Attorney + accountant sign-off on every output
- ✓Year 1 annual compliance included
- ✓Audit trail + DocumentVersion + RegulatorFiling logged
Funded Startup
Multi-founder + early hires + cross-border holdco (NZ Ltd → DE C-Corp)
$3,499
+ $199/mo compliance autopilot
- ✓Everything in Solo Founder
- ✓Holdco/opco structure design + transfer-pricing doc
- ✓Multi-founder cap table + vesting schedules
- ✓First 3 employee offer letters + IP assignments
- ✓Multi-jurisdiction tax registration (NZ GST + AU GST + US sales tax)
- ✓ISO 27001 / SOC 2 Type II prep checklist
- ✓DMCA Designated Agent registration
- ✓USPTO trademark filing on company name
- ✓Founding-cohort pricing locked
Enterprise
VC-backed + multi-entity + complex structures
Custom
- ✓Everything in Funded Startup
- ✓Multiple entity formation (group structures)
- ✓Customised governance + investor docs (SAFEs, term sheets)
- ✓EU + UK GDPR compliance (DPA + ROPA + DPIA)
- ✓AML/CFT registration in regulated jurisdictions
- ✓Dedicated cross-border tax adviser
- ✓Engagement letters from white-shoe firms via marketplace
- ✓Annual on-site review
Atlas + Termly + Avalara + cross-border accountant + US attorney, in one workflow.
Each of those costs separately. None of them sign off on each other’s work. Marco Reid Launch ships them as a single engagement — with the credentialled professional standing behind every artefact.