Welcome to the Corpora Podcast
Talking about startup law, technology, and the future of legal
From Law to LegalTech, with Ryan Samii of Standard Draf
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Standard Draft is changing the way lawyers negotiate contracts,
- Ryan’s journey from successful lawyer to legaltech founder
- Billable hour as a roadblock for selling to law firms
- Structural forces that will change the practice of law
- Defining your ideal customer profile for effective GTM
- Lawyers unwinding professional habits in order to become founders
- AI x Legal: “fundamentally different” vs. “substantially better”
Navigating Legal to Series B, with Naré Vardanyan of Ntropy
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Ntropy is unlocking financial data for decision-making,
- How Ntropy balanced using legal templates and working with lawyers to get legal done,
- Why founders are frustrated by lawyers who overcomplicate things,
- What legaltech startups can learn from fintech startups,
- Why constantly having to bring your lawyer up to speed is inefficient – and what the alternative is,
- Human threat vs. AI threat, and how uneven distribution of AI potential is dangerous.
The Lawyer as Strategic Partner, with Eduard Grigoryan
In this episode, we discuss:
- When founders should hire a lawyer,
- What a founder should look for in a lawyer,
- Things founders do that drive lawyers nuts,
- Fundraising and keeping your house in order,
- DIY vs. hiring a lawyer,
- How to make law more accessible for founders,
- Whether AI will replace lawyers.
How Founders Figure Out Legal, with Erin Beck
In this episode, we discuss:
- How founders figure out legal before hiring a lawyer,
- How long a founder can go without hiring a lawyer,
- Things lawyers do that drive founders nuts,
- What a founder should look for in a lawyer,
- How open founders should be toward legaltech,
- Whether AI will – or should – replace lawyers.
Changing the Way Startups Access Legal Services
Ari Kaplan hosted Stepan Khzrtian to discuss the legal issues that startup founders can address with technology, whether advanced tools will change the way lawyers deliver legal services for startups, and how artificial intelligence is driving change in corporate matters.
Technology in the Legal Practice with Nareg Essaghoolian
In this episode, we discuss:
- Lawyers doing mundane work that should be automated
- Legal tech that Decrypted Law is experimenting with
- The importance of legal audits
- Legal debt
- Will AI replace lawyers?
- Should AI replace lawyers?
- Alternative fee structures
- Working with the right startup attorney
The Science of Transactional Law with Hayk Mamajanyan
The science of transactional law, what makes a transactional lawyer, and how AI is changing the practice of law. Discussion with Hayk Mamajanyan, Partner at Rimôn Law.