Recording of the Everything Marketplaces Group Chat #217 (8/25) with Raad Ahmed, who’s the Founder & CEO of Lawtrades. Lawtrades is a marketplace that connects companies with on-demand legal talent.

0:04 Intro
‍0:55 Raad's background
‍1:55 The founding story & first steps for starting Lawtrades
‍5:23 How Lawtrades pivoted to Enterprise customers
‍11:36 How Lawtrades scaled the supply-side with talent
‍14:24 How Lawtrades is leveraging AI
‍23:21 Where AI is making the biggest impact for Lawtrades
‍28:48 How AI is reshaping professional services
‍33:59 Competition in legal tech
‍38:08 Group Q&A on AI matching for Lawtrades
‍43:05 Group Q&A on balancing capital efficiency with growth
‍47:12 Parting marketplace advice
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Raad on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/R44D
Raad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raadahmed
Lawtrades: https://www.lawtrades.com
Mike (Yoroomie) on Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.x.com/yoroomie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Mike (Yoroomie) on LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoroomie
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You can also find this group chat in audio format as an episode on our Everything Marketplaces podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also connect with marketplace founders & leaders from our group chats in the Everything Marketplaces community.