AI SAAS PARTNERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES AGREEMENT
This Partnership Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between Purple Squirrel AI LLC ("Technical Partner" or "Company") and the individual or entity accepting this Agreement ("Business Partner").
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this partnership is to build, launch, and scale AI-powered SaaS products. The partnership supports one or more SaaS products under a single company, rather than a single custom software project.
2. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
- Business Partner owns 80% of the company
- Technical Partner owns 20% of the company
- Equity is granted in exchange for contribution of services, not cash
- Ownership applies at the company level, including all current and future SaaS products
- Equity vests over 4 years with a 1-year cliff. If partnership ends before the cliff, unvested equity is forfeited.
3. TECHNICAL PARTNER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Technical Partner is responsible for:
- Designing, building, and maintaining AI-powered SaaS applications
- Defining and owning the overall technical architecture
- Managing backend infrastructure, hosting, databases, APIs, and system reliability
- Selecting, integrating, tuning, evaluating, and updating AI models
- Building scalable, multi-tenant SaaS systems
- Implementing authentication, access control, usage tracking, and billing integrations
- Maintaining reasonable security practices
- Fixing bugs and technical issues within a reasonable timeframe
- Advising on technical feasibility, development timelines, and cost tradeoffs
4. BUSINESS PARTNER RESPONSIBILITIES
The Business Partner is responsible for:
- Identifying target industries, problems, and use cases
- Validating demand and willingness to pay before major development effort
- Defining positioning, branding, and pricing strategy
- Marketing, customer acquisition, and lead generation
- Sales strategy, demos, negotiations, and closing customers
- Customer onboarding, support, retention, and relationship management
- Day-to-day business operations
- Hiring and managing non-technical staff, vendors, and contractors
- Handling legal, regulatory, tax, and compliance matters
- Paying all business expenses unless otherwise agreed
5. PRODUCT VALIDATION GATES
Products proceed through phases requiring partner milestones:
- MVP Phase: Business Partner provides market validation (customer interviews, LOIs, or deposits)
- Beta Phase: Business Partner onboards pilot customers and provides feedback
- Launch Phase: Business Partner executes go-to-market plan with measurable sales activity
- If no sales activity occurs for 6 consecutive months after launch, either party may trigger dissolution.
6. DECISION MAKING
- Technical decisions (software, infrastructure, AI) are led by the Technical Partner
- Business decisions (marketing, sales, pricing, operations) are led by the Business Partner
- Major strategic decisions (ownership, fundraising, sale, major pivots) require agreement from both parties
7. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND PLATFORM CONTROL
- The Technical Partner retains full ownership of the underlying software platform, core architecture, AI systems, and reusable components
- The company is granted a license to use the software as part of its SaaS products for the duration of the partnership
- Product-specific customizations, branding, and customer data belong to the company
- The Technical Partner may reuse, extend, or license the core platform for other partnerships or businesses
8. NON-EXCLUSIVITY
- This partnership is non-exclusive
- The Technical Partner may partner with multiple companies and build similar AI-powered SaaS products for other partners
- The Business Partner may pursue other business ventures, provided they do not misuse confidential information
9. TERMINATION
This Agreement may be terminated:
- By mutual written agreement
- By either party with 30 days written notice
- Immediately by either party upon material breach by the other
- Upon 6 months of no sales activity post-launch
Upon termination, the company retains rights to product-specific assets. The Technical Partner retains ownership of the underlying platform and core systems.
10. GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida, USA.
11. ACCEPTANCE
By submitting this application, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Agreement. This constitutes a legally binding agreement upon acceptance by the Technical Partner.