This Week in Startups E1007: DoNotPay CEO & Founder Josh Browder built an AI lawyer to fight corporations & governments, demos product features & how it helps consumers, shares insights on following in footsteps of his father Bill Browder, & future of consumer empowerment
Dec 6, 2019
Josh Browder, CEO of DoNotPay, has built an AI lawyer to help consumers challenge corporations and government injustices. He discusses how the platform has saved users over $20 million in unjust fines and tales of bureaucratic struggles. Highlights include features like 'Skip Waiting on Hold' and 'Contract Reading AI.' Josh also shares insights into his father Bill Browder's fight against corruption and emphasizes the importance of consumer empowerment in navigating today's legal landscape.
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Government Incentives
- Parking tickets are often issued not for actual violations, but to generate revenue.
- This incentivizes governments to be misleading and incompetent in enforcement.
Parking Ticket Triumphs
- Josh Browder received 30 parking tickets, successfully dismissing 15 by exploiting legal loopholes.
- These loopholes included obscured signage, form errors, and impossibly small parking spaces.
WSJ Subscription Woes
- Jason Calacanis complains about Wall Street Journal's difficult cancellation process, highlighting the need for easier methods.
- DoNotPay offers a solution with its virtual credit card, automatically canceling free trials and subscriptions.
