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Re:SimpleLegal (YC S13) Reduces Legal Bills With Machine Lea... by jmduke on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:07PM (#6167362)
I think SimpleLegal is my favorite startup out of the batch; I'm an absolute sucker for ideas that boil down to "apply common sense and technology to verticals that are usually ignored by those things."

Really excited to see how things evolve for them.

Re:SimpleLegal (YC S13) Reduces Legal Bills With Machine Lea... by nwenzel on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @12:12PM (#6167411)
Co-founder here. Thanks!

We just saw a ton of money being thrown at a problem that looked like it needed some help being solved. We're seeing growth in insurance, banking, patent heavy companies (hardware), and startups raising money. Even had a VC ask about becoming a customer!

Re:SimpleLegal (YC S13) Reduces Legal Bills With Machine Lea... by saucetenuto on Tuesday August 06, 2013 @02:14PM (#6168193)
Q: How do I get attention from VCs?

A: Make something that the VC, personally, himself, wants to use.

Love it.