Jay Madheswaran is the cofounder and CEO of Eve, a legal AI platform for plaintiff law firms. They recently raised their $47M Series A from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Menlo Ventures. He was previously a partner at Lightspeed and the first engineer at Rubrik.
Jay's favorite book: The Truth Detector (Author: Jack Schafer)
(00:01) Introduction
(00:44) Overview of Legal AI and Industry Impact
(03:53) Daily Operations in Plaintiff Law Firms
(05:49) Identifying and Launching Eve's MVP
(08:58) Framework for Building an Effective MVP
(12:02) Acquiring Early Customers (Zero to Ten)
(14:20) Scaling Beyond Early Customers: Growth Strategies
(16:08) Encouraging Word-of-Mouth and Inbound Growth
(18:21) Product Development and Customer Feedback Loops
(20:27) Eve's Technology Stack and Internal AI Usage
(22:16) Team Structure and Leadership Development
(24:20) Role and Impact of Designers in Early Startups
(27:15) Future Trends in Legal AI: Consolidation vs. Specialization
(30:29) Exciting AI Advancements Relevant to Eve
(31:58) Rapid Fire Questions
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Where to find Jay Madheswaran:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayanth1/
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