Ep. #400 - Steve Potash, Rakuten OverDrive Founder and CEO (Part 1)
Book Lounge by Libby
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Evolution of a Legal Tech Innovator: From Early Struggles to OverDrive Success
In this chapter, the CEO, founder, and president of Overdrive reflects on the podcast's milestone 400th episode and the journey of creating revolutionary legal tech products since the 70s. They discuss the early days of developing electronic law books in the 80s, challenges faced during fundraising, and the pivotal collaboration with Microsoft. The chapter showcases the speaker's transition from legal document automation to assisting publishers in monetizing digital content and the rebranding of the company to Overdrive.
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