File Notes Hunter Steele on Why He Built Smokeball for Small Law
Hunter Steele grew up surrounded by small law. Now, as the founder and CEO of Smokeball, he’s built a legal tech company that helps small firms get more work done in less time.
From his early days shadowing his father in a three-person law firm to knocking on doors in Naperville, Illinois, Hunter shares the journey of how Smokeball found product-market fit, expanded across three countries, and became one of the most popular practice management systems in Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.
We cover:
- How growing up in his Dad's small-town law firm shaped his vision for Smokeball
- How Smokeball got its first client in the U.S.
- Why small law firms struggle with running a business and how technology helps
- What it takes to launch and scale a legal tech company across different regions
- The surprising success of Smokeball’s AI assistant, Archie
- The biggest lessons from leading a fast-growing legal tech company
- Why small law firms should be billing more for the work they do
Whether you're building a legal tech company, running a small law firm, or interested in how great businesses are built, this episode is for you.
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