HLP087: On Launching a Legal Tech Startup (without moving to NYC or SFO) with Jack West of BookIt Legal

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Do you ever feel like you live in the wrong city to pursue your big idea? Perhaps you don’t think your city or town has the resources or community that you would need to launch your next project. Today, I chat with Jack West, Founder of BookIt Legal, about what it takes to launch a legal tech startup, how to think outside of the box, reasons to innovate in your lane, and the importance of pursuing your own big ideas.

 

What you’ll learn:

  • Jack’s journey in the law
  • Skills he obtained along the way to launching his startup
  • How BookIt Legal came to be
  • What Jack’s day to day looked like during his transition process
  • Practice tips to setting up a legal tech startup
  • Steps to take before making big decisions
  • Keys to staying balanced with a busy schedule
  • The practices and habits that drive Jack’s success

 

Best Advice for Finding Happiness

 

“The people I see striving, reach out and have strong relationships with their colleagues.”

 

“It’s really relationships that make happy lawyers.”

 

Resources:  

  

* Common Bond Student Loan, www.commonbond.co/Happylawyer

* Headspace, https://www.headspace.com

* Insight Timer, https://insighttimer.com/

* The Lean Startup, Eric Ries https://amzn.to/2sGQ9V2

* Running Lean, Ash Maurya https://amzn.to/2kZzF6g

* Traction, Gabriel Weinberg, https://amzn.to/2xRyHlE

* Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore https://amzn.to/2JsAXky

* The Hamilton Biography, Ron Chernow https://amzn.to/2MbOqPO

 

Connect with Jack:

 

On His Company Website: https://www.bookitlegal.com/

On His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-west-6a640220

On Twitter: https://twitter.com/bookitlegal  

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookitlegal

 

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