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founder @StandardDraft // accelerating the process of reaching agreement // ex @ucla, @umichlaw, biglaw // mostly startups, law, tech, music (+ sunset pics)
Jun 28, 2023 19 tweets 6 min read
Navigating the world of pre-seed/seed funding is complex. But, every now and then, Twitter can be a goldmine of guidance.

For the past ~9 months, I've passively bookmarked the best links/tweets introducing pre-seed funds, knowing I'd revisit it someday.

That day is today 🧵👇🏽 1/15 – A curated list by @outsetcap of funds that lead pre-seed rounds (deploying $500k+ checks). Thank you to @RohdeAli and @kanjun for putting this together!

outsetcapital.com/writing/posts/…
Dec 1, 2022 11 tweets 4 min read
Prompting @OpenAI's ChatGPT with a series of simple to complex legal questions focused on contract language.

Some questions are handled exceptionally well; others highlight the shortcomings of applying AI to legal. Featuring interesting examples in this thread... (1/x) First, gotta love that ChatGPT comes out of the gate with every lawyer's favorite way to start an answer: "It depends..."

Here, I ask the AI a contract interpretation question. It does well to punt on the q due to lack of sufficient info. (2/x) Image
Nov 8, 2022 4 tweets 2 min read
🎯 So important. Best way to find sticky, actionable legal tech insights? Try to bridge:

(1) legal tech content / outlooks that you encounter in articles, podcasts, etc.
with
(2) actual convos that you have with lawyers & stakeholders. If your experience ends up being similar to mine, you'll encounter gaps. Sometimes legal tech-ers miss certain considerations that are really important to users. Other times they focus on considerations that barely move the needle.
Nov 7, 2022 21 tweets 14 min read
About a year ago, I decided to take a DEEP dive into the world of #legaltech.

I’ve since spent 1000+ hours consuming legal tech content – articles, tweets, podcasts, video walkthroughs, you name it.

🧵of 15+ sites and newsletters that I’ve found particularly helpful! First, a shoutout to the many incredible legal tech commentators & content creators out there.

I’ve benefited tremendously from their insights while building and iterating upon @StandardDraft.

Presenting the legal tech websites and newsletters in no particular order…