TermGuard: Auto-Renewal Watchdog & Cancellation Execution
10/10
Demand Score
Missing a 30–90 day cancellation window can lock agencies into 6–12 months of unwanted spend.
9/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$199-799
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Moderate
The Problem
A contract intelligence and action engine that parses vendor agreements to extract renewal terms, notice windows, and exact cancellation channels. It creates deadline calendars, prepares compliant not
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Competitor Landscape
- Vendr
- Tropic
- Zylo
- Ironclad (CLM)
- LinkSquares
- ContractWorks
Must-Have Features for MVP
Contract OCR and clause extraction with confidence scoring
Calendarization and escalation reminders across teams
Notice generation with vendor-specific templates and citations
Multi-channel execution (email, mail, portal, fax) with RPA and tracking
Immutable audit trail and evidence vault (timestamps, receipts, screen captures)
Pre-renewal seat/license audit and downgrade recommendations
Vendor negotiation playbooks and outcome tracking
API/CSV sync with procurement and AP systems
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Ensuring legal sufficiency of notices across jurisdictions
- Maintaining automation for vendor portal UX changes
- Obtaining proper authorization (POA) to act on behalf of clients
- Ensuring certified delivery and reliable proof retention
Risk Level: High
🎯 Keys to Success
- Auto-renewal avoidance rate >95% for tracked contracts
- Average license reduction 15–30% via seat audits
- 100% auditable proof-of-delivery on executed cancellations
- Time spent per cancellation <15 minutes
- Dispute reversal success rate >50% when vendors attempt to enforce improper renewals
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