Ep 76: Lawtrades Co-Founders on Creating a Gig Economy for Lawyers

How are marketplaces for legal work transforming the way that we work and the way that we live, creating opportunities for a better match between what you need from work and the work that you do?

Join Lawtrades co-founders Raad Ahmed and Ashish Walia, as they discuss their path from dissatisfied law school graduates to running a powerhouse legal services startup that links white collar freelancers to legal departments, with $9.7 million in venture backing and $12 million in annual recurring revenue.

Listen as Raad and Ashish talk about taking the leap to start a company, making difficult business pivots, working with leading startup accelerators, bringing the management suite into the gig economy, democratizing opportunities for entrepreneurial lawyers, building strong relationships with clients and investors, and much more.

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Topics:
Introduction: 0:00
Why two start-up founders went to law school: 2:04
Deciding to go all in on your start-up: 5:46
Participating in the 500 Startup accelerator: 10:49
Pivoting your business model to match talent with legal departments: 17:58
Is gig work good for workers?: 20:33
Cultivating a diverse and gender equitable talent pool: 25:18
Removing administrative burden for independent legal professionals: 28:17
Changing course and enduring layoffs: 30:09
Getting buy-in from team members and investors: 35:30
Managing stressful times in business and coming out the other side: 39:56
What’s next for Lawtrades?: 43:34
Rapid-fire questions: 46:36
Book recommendations: 50:13
What you wish you’d known as a young founder: 53:19

Connect with us:
Raad Ahmed - https://www.linkedin.com/in/raadahmed/
Ashish Walia - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishwalia1/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

SpotDraft is a leading contract lifecycle management platform that solves your end-to-end contract management issues.

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