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Ep 124 Derek Bluford of QuickLegal joins Nathan. Derek Bluford is the
founder of Quicklegal, Inc., A new company that provides attorneys on
demand via Facetime, voice call and instant messaging. Mr.Bluford has
a history of entrepreneurial success in the legal service markets, and
has won business awards such as California TechWeek, Entrepreneur
Magazine Growth Conference, Legal Innovator and more. Mr.Bluford
has a degree in legal studies and graduated Cum Laude. Mr.Bluford’s
companies have been seen on publications such as Business Journal,
California Lawyer, Landlord, Daily Journal and Porsche’s “The Drifter”.
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Due diligence is key to decision making
Create a stellar team and build upon partnerships
There are lots of contributing factors in the decision to sell
Episode Notes:
01:15 –Nathan’s introduction to today’s Show with Derek Bluford
01:34 – QuickLegal
02:00 – Founded January 2014
02:14 – Why did you start Quick Legal?
03:10 – Sold last company for $424,000 when he was 26 years old
03:41 – Funding came from last company
04:10– Launched February 215 after one year of beta testing
05:00 – What does QuickLegal provide?
04:13– How do you make money?
06:04– Bootstrapped company up to 600,000 and raised about 750,000
06:31 – Evaluation hopes of $12 million
06:58 – 65k per month, 800k annual rate
07:44– Offers to purchase
08:31 – Growth before selling
09:30 – Use offers for credibility for evaluation
10:00 – Will not sell for $14 million
10:08 – Why won’t you sell?
11:30—Shark Tank
12:09—Biggest concern
14:12 – The Famous Five
Resources Mentioned:
QuickLegal, Derek’s new company that provides on demand legal service
Growth Geeks – The way Nathan hires growth hackers on a per project basis for
things like info graphics, blog posts, and other growth projects without hiring full
time employees.
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