

The Audacious Innovator: Ed Walters
Sep 15, 2025
01:01:14
Join LawDroid CEO Tom Martin as he interviews Ed Walters, Chief Strategy Officer at VLEX and co-founder of Fastcase, about building one of legal tech's most successful companies. From growing up in poverty to serving in the White House speechwriting office to co-founding a platform that serves 1.2 million lawyers, Ed's journey demonstrates how mission-driven entrepreneurship can democratize access to justice. Learn about bootstrapping through the dot-com crash, the power of state bar partnerships, and the strategic VLEX merger that created a global AI powerhouse with Vincent AI. Discover insights on building sustainable legal tech companies at www.lawdroidmanifesto.com
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