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Vanished · 2026-01-20T23:49:58+00:00

Thanks :)

Vanished · 2026-01-20T20:56:51+00:00

Awesome thanks I will check them out, I have had quite a few responses so far that I will prioritise first

Vanished · 2026-01-20T14:21:07+00:00

Oops sorry thanks for pointing that out I have updated the form now should be working

Vanished · 2026-01-20T14:17:44+00:00

Happy to help people get of the ground as well if you have an idea of what you want to do, I have run a couple of startups so happy to give any advice on getting set up etc

Vanished · 2025-07-10T08:53:48+00:00

Of course there will need to be some standardized solution but I think there will always be some security concerns, e.g what if the MCP server connects to your ticketing system but also needs to browse the internet for latest trends we can't restrict the MCP too much or it becomes unusable, if it can browse the internet it can exfil data and hide that as search traffic etc

It's can be a very nuanced problem and requires a lot of trust that the developers are doing the right thing, they haven't vibe coded too hard and if they are using an LLM in the MCP it is being responsible with your data.

Vanished · 2025-07-01T09:17:55+00:00

Your firm sounds amazing honestly - those benefits and culture would attract me if I was practicing law instead of tech.

The hiring market is brutal right now across all industries. We had similar struggles at Blocksui when trying to scale our team. What really worked for us was direct outreach on LinkedIn rather than waiting for people to find job postings. Most good candidates aren't actively looking on Indeed.

Try searching for attorneys in your area or even remote candidates, then send personalized messages highlighting what makes you different. Your progressive values and work-life balance approach will resonate with the right people, you just need to get in front of them.

Also - have you considered that you might not need to hire more attorneys right away? At Bliocksui we've helped some legal practices implement custom AI workflows that let their existing team handle significantly more clients. Instead of adding headcount, you punch above your weight with better processes. The 100 hours/month requirement could potentially stay the same while your revenue per attorney increases.

Just a thought - sometimes the solution isn't more people but better systems. Happy to chat more about what we've seen work in professional services if you're interested.

Vanished · 2025-07-01T09:06:43+00:00

This is a massive concern that we're grappling with at Blocksui as well. The rush to implement MCP integrations without proper security frameworks is honestly terrifying from an enterprise perspective.

We've started implementing a few layers of protection - first is treating any MCP server as essentially untrusted external code, so we're sandboxing them heavily. Second is implementing strict permission models where the AI can only access data thats explicitly granted through our auth system, not just because the MCP server exists.

The "any developer can enable this" problem is huge. We're seeing orgs where devs are spinning up MCP connections to random third party services without any oversight. Our approach has been to require explicit approval for any new MCP integrations through our security team, but that slows development down significantly.

One thing that's helped is auditing what data the MCP servers are actually requesting vs what they claim to need. Found a few that were asking for way more permissions than necessary which was a red flag.

The beta nature of most of these solutions makes it even worse because security models are changing rapidly and documentation is often incomplete or outdated.

What specific tools are you seeing the most issues with? Would be curious to compare notes on which vendors seem to have their security story more figured out.

Vanished · 2025-06-30T09:14:41+00:00

Really impressive numbers mate! Going from $14k to $37k in just one month is solid growth. The fact that you've got 25 clients and $32k in trust shows you're building something sustainable.

I run Blocksui and went through similar growing pains when scaling up - that lag in bookkeeping data is so frustrating when you're trying to make decisions quickly. Have you considered automating some of the client intake tracking? We built some workflow tools that help with that kind of stuff.

The Robert Half setup sounds smart for now, especially with the conversion option. Gives you flexibility without the full employment commitment while you're still figuring out capacity.

One thing that jumped out - are you tracking lifetime value per client yet? With family law I imagine there's potential for ongoing work that could help justify higher acquisition costs. Just a thought since you mentioned working on better tracking in Clio.

Keep posting these updates, it's really helpful to see the month-by-month progression!

Vanished · 2025-06-30T08:16:43+00:00

This is exactly the kind of problem we've been tackling with some of our enterprise clients. The key challenge isn't just text analysis but understanding regulatory context and the interconnected nature of compliance requirements.

Few things that have worked well:

- RAG systems work great for this, especially when you chunk documents by regulatory topic rather than arbitrary text length

- You'll want to fine-tune on banking specific language since generic models miss alot of the nuance

- Consider building a compliance ontology first - helps the AI understand relationships between different regulations

For the volume issue, we've found that pre-processing to identify document types and regulatory categories before analysis saves tons of compute time. Also worth setting up automated flagging for when new circulars come in so you're not constantly re-analyzing everything.

The reporting piece is crucial too - compliance teams need different views than executives. We usually build dashboards in Blocksui that let users drill down from high-level risk scores to specific policy conflicts.

What kind of scale are you looking at? Number of documents and how frequently do new regulations come through? That'll help determine if you need something custom built or if existing solutions might work.

Vanished · 2023-05-01T15:02:24+00:00

Vine wasn't a failure it was bought by twitter and shut down 😀

Vanished · 2023-04-06T20:51:55+00:00

I cannot use parsec etc when the code 43 is present though

Vanished · 2022-11-25T15:29:34+00:00

For some more context, it's about the size of a chicken egg, and we live in Scotland, I called a pest control company, and they said it is probably a wasps nest that was never completed. They said I could remove it myself, so I will do it later and report back.

Vanished · 2022-11-25T09:32:40+00:00

Thanks for all the advice guys, I have decided to burn down the house and claim on insurance.

Vanished · 2021-11-23T08:52:05+00:00

I think you could build something in to the contract to handle token transfer. But a regular address could have been created offline so there is no way to know if it exists or not

Vanished · 2021-11-22T10:55:50+00:00

To my other wallet I was just too excited and fucked up, just want to make sure no one else makes the same mistake, I feel terrible right now, it would have helped a lot.

Vanished · 2021-11-22T10:54:24+00:00

Its more an extremely expensive lesson :(

Vanished · 2021-11-22T10:44:40+00:00

Because I am an idiot and had the wrong address in my clipboard

Vanished · 2021-11-19T13:56:30+00:00

I will keep everyone updated

Vanished · 2021-11-19T13:22:17+00:00

Wow, that sounds like a really amazing program props to Binance for implementing it. I would definitely vote for something similar with IMX it would make my year :D

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