Fork this template on Google Docs Negotiating contracts is an important part of managing costs, but it’s also something that you only do infrequently. Particularly in an earlier stage company, you might only negotiate one large contract a year. It’s quite hard to get better at something that you do so infrequently, but using a checklist is one way to be consistent in your approach, and to ensure learnings from one negotiation carry over into the next.