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Making it as a solo, non-technical founder(startupfrontier.com)
1 points by nirmel 13y ago|0 comments
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by nirmel 13y ago
I conceive of the value of a company to be the amount of added efficiency it brings to processes undertaken by its customers. If the company and product can either save or give entities time or money, it can theoretically extract some of th
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by nirmel 13y ago
Thanks a lot for the feedback. I'm the guy with poor diction. I agree we could have gone a bit more over the top, and since this video I've learned to speak a bit more clearly. If you like, you can see my YC Demo Day pitch here: http://www
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by nirmel 13y ago
We recognized people not taking it seriously as a risk, but we think the bigger risk is people not remembering the service when they need it. With no budget (we're but a young YC company), and an founder who's bad at annunciating (me), this
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Lawdingo: A Funny Ad For a Serious Business(abovethelaw.com)
61 points by nirmel 13y ago|30 comments
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by nirmel 14y ago
We are indeed hardwired to focus on downside risk. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_aversion
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Lawdingo (YC W13) Connects You With Local Lawyers for Quick Legal Advice(lifehacker.com)
8 points by nirmel 14y ago|0 comments
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by nirmel 14y ago
Sure - nikhil@lawdingo.com
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by nirmel 14y ago
Interestingly, we see far more usage among people with family, criminal, personal injury, landlord-tenant, and other normal-people cases than startups/businesses. I suppose it should not be a surprise that many orders of magnitude more peop
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by nirmel 14y ago
Great use case to think about. It is definitely suited for interviewing multiple lawyers in a short amount of time. Our primary focus is on the initial legal consultation, which lends itself directly identifying the one or more lawyers you
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Lawdingo, The Startup That Lets You Talk To Lawyers Instantly, Joins YC(techcrunch.com)
59 points by nirmel 14y ago|15 comments
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by nirmel 14y ago
The top story on HN is about how Gmail only includes the highlighted section of an email in the reply. This is the bane of my life for this reason! Highlight a paragraph to read it, hit reply, and only that paragraph is included in the resp
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by nirmel 14y ago
My understanding is that the company does not need to register as a referral service, in the same way that Yelp or the Yellow Pages are also not referral services. We're making a point not to recommend any particular lawyers so as not to qu
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by nirmel 14y ago
I think focussing specifically on facilitating the initial consultation means the product can create a better experience for people looking for legal advice - scheduling, video chat, free consultations, and a bunch of other little details.
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by nirmel 14y ago
Stay tuned for that. I think vertically-oriented sites make more sense than a generic platform. Also to note, not all lawyers are paying.
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by nirmel 14y ago
I'm looking for any and all feedback. Thanks guys! nikhil, founder - nikhil@lawdingo.com