kevin-oconnell

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by kevin-oconnell 2y ago
That's a great point. That's why we built it to work and add value even if the other guy has not been onboarded onto the system. This made the engineering lift way bigger, because the system needs to be able to accept and process
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by kevin-oconnell 2y ago
It really depends on the firm and their existing approach to file storage. In legal, they call this a Document Management System (DMS). Some firms have a loose process, so they use this as a standalone app. Other law firms have 20+ years of
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by kevin-oconnell 2y ago
One hundred percent! And you can already see this playing out. More and more large law firms are spinning up technology and innovation teams. This is a huge investment on their part, indicating they're incentivized. Also, the billable
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by kevin-oconnell 2y ago
Thanks for the encouragement! We actually went a step further and designed it to provide value if only one person is using it. To your point, getting two counterparties to use it turbocharges the value and creates network effects.
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by kevin-oconnell 2y ago
If using git as the backend were an option, this problem would be hundreds of times easier to solve. Legal documents have a lot of complex formatting and include elements like tables, images, and footnotes. The diff function needs to handle
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by kevin-oconnell 2y ago
A lot comes down to timing. More and more law firm partners these days are digital natives who grew up using computers. They're accustomed to using really good software, and they expect the same in their workplace.