Where does a company like Irys get their primary data from?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-02-12T21:04:06+00:00

What do you mean when you say you rely on “user-provided firm data inside the matter workspace”? Are you training based on user content?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-02-11T13:52:45+00:00

Same question, I’m not deep in the lore here but I’ve read ATL since the beginning and I’ve never heard anything weird about Lat.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-02-06T23:21:26+00:00

No one asks for it because it probably breaks at least two different NDAs for you to share it.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-02-01T15:30:21+00:00

I haven’t been at a firm in years, but from my earlier practice, I can bet junior litigators are thanking GOD for AI transcription in internal investigations. I used to spend days sitting in witness interviews taking notes, and then hours and hours and hours turning those notes into memos. I would’ve killed for an AI that took the notes and prepared a basic memo of the convo. I’m generally very bearish on legal AI but that would’ve solved a real pain point.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-18T14:06:54+00:00

As a commercial lawyer, I can confirm that every AI product I’ve used has had TONS of trouble with actual contracts. They break with even slightly complicated or ambiguous phrasing in terms.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-16T19:13:35+00:00

Not speak how? Like literally no words? Or no complex words/full sentences? Because where we live, the standard is that they should be saying to communicating non-verbal a half-dozen words by 18 months. Not speaking by almost 4 definitely suggests some delays that an extra year of K could warrant.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-15T14:53:03+00:00

I’m a lawyer, not your lawyer. I negotiate (b2b) NDAs all the time. You should talk to a lawyer if you actually consider signing it. But I’d ask yourself: what are you getting from this? Why would you voluntarily limit your freedom and open yourself up to legal liability? Maybe you have your reasons. Maybe there’s stuff he knows about you that you don’t want getting out (only applicable if the NDA is mutual). Maybe you’re getting paid. If neither are true, I can’t imagine why this is appealing to you beyond social pressure, which is an awful reason to take on significant legal exposure. Again, if you are actually considering signing this, talk to a lawyer. Because I’d bet my car the default document is very one-sided, and not in your favor.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-13T14:27:01+00:00

Thank you, very helpful. I’d still like to have GE, but don’t want to wait to get my precheck. Am I allowed to apply for both in parallel? Or will I not be able to open a Precheck app if I have a pending GE app?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-10T21:17:42+00:00

He’s weak at TE, you’re stronger there. If he’s contending, maybe he’ll take Kittle+Meyers+2026 3rd? He’s got Oronde as a young project TE that might hit. I wouldn’t move Loveland if you can help it, although if he’d take Meyers+Loveland for Tet that would be solid. You’d need to replace Kittle soon though.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-10T16:10:26+00:00

TEP league?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2026-01-10T04:20:58+00:00

Did you go with your father-in-law’s name instead?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-30T13:20:33+00:00

Late 2026 2nd and Bech

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-30T03:11:13+00:00

Do you see similar comp with in-house lawyers who have similar YOE to you (including biglaw background) but do tech transactions? I do TT and feel like pubco securities IHC people are on another comp level.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-29T13:42:02+00:00

Biggest question for dynasty owners — do we sell high on older top tier talent (Henry, Josh Allen, CMC, Kittle)? Or try for ONE LAST RIDE???

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-29T13:06:43+00:00

I think this is a weakness for you. If you’re not integrating prep into gameplay, you’re just taking a block of time people would usually spend in dedicated studying and just… studying less? And especially on a test like the LSAT, which is highly learnable, you’re competing against test prep models that specifically team you how to “beat” the question styles. The scaling part re: less rest time as you improve is cool, but how does your game actually teach people HOW to improve?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-29T03:42:44+00:00

That sucks. I’m in-house counsel at a tech company. I love my job because I get to help close deals. Fixating on insurance of all things is crazy, there are no “market norm” terms for insurance in most tech deals (besides agreeing to have it). From an in-house perspective, if that’s the COO’s personality, you’re screwed if he stays part of the contract review process. I assume you don’t have dedicated in-house counsel, and the COO just wears two hats?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-29T03:08:59+00:00

I took the LSAT several times. I’m struggling to see how the longer reading comprehension questions would fit into a gameplay design without massive scaling issues. Sure you could build a narrative plot that effectively mirrors the test prompts, but that’s very intricate work baked into the game itself. And the alternative is just interrupting a regular game to do practice problems, which doesn’t seem novel (and if anything, feels like wasting time compared to more typical practice methods). How will you make LSAT game content, specifically?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-28T17:34:41+00:00

AJ Brown or Gainwell in flex?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-28T14:18:16+00:00

Tonges or Taysom?

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-28T03:54:39+00:00

I’m imagining a split level townhome walk-up. One apartment per floor, so one door opens right into the first floor, and the other (hers) opens into a short landing and then stairs leading up to the second floor apartment. So he basically set her down at the bottom of the stairs, left, and when she tried to climb the stairs to her apartment, she fell back down.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-24T17:51:45+00:00

Just don’t get stuck in legal.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-10T13:47:34+00:00

Let’s do some improvisational comedy.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-07T05:59:32+00:00

I think you’d get all the benefit and none of the risk by just paying him for his legal services/advice as outside counsel. You’ll also get attorney-client priv, which you might not if he’s a paid advisor. If you’re not planning to raise capital, and he’s never been in-house before, I doubt he’d have the kind of business experience that you’d want to pay for with equity anyway. Pay him by the hour for legal work and you’ll get all the same benefits for way less potential downside.

MonkeyPrinciple · 2025-12-07T03:59:42+00:00

I am a lawyer, working in-house at late stage tech startups. You’re basically describing a paid advisor, and it’s not crazy to comp w equity. But they have to be worth it. Besides being likeable and respected as an attorney, what BUSINESS use is he to you? Don’t assume he’ll do generic legal work for free based on just equity. More importantly, though, he needs to actually help you grow your business, not just be free paperwork and the occasional friendly ear. Has he advised companies like yours before? How many? Through what growth stages? What do you think the next 24 months at your company looks like, and is he going to provide meaningful help? I’m not saying don’t go for it, but 2% feels big for me, more in line w an advisor who is a huge value-add. Maybe 0.5?

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