Lawdingo YC Application

Winter 2013Active

Lawdingo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2013 batch as a Consumer company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2013
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

Nikhil NirmelFounder/CEO

What Lawdingo does

Lawdingo gets people in touch with a lawyer very quickly. Lawdingo gives people seeking legal services direct access to independent lawyers who can help them. Such attorneys usually have more flexible hours, lower rates, and greater interest in customer service than to their larger firm counterparts. The problem is that there is so many such lawyers; how is someone supposed to figure out who is right for them, and who has some time to take on their case? Fair question. Coincidentally, we started Lawdingo to answer just that. If you're looking for a lawyer, we encourage you to try finding an easier way to get one to work for you. If you are a lawyer working in solo or small practice, we encourage you to find a more effective way to grow your law practice. We also encourage you not to take our word for it. Read what Solo Practice University, the ABA Journal, FindLaw, AboveTheLaw, TechCrunch, Lifehacker, and others say about us. This isn't some fly-by-the-night company. This is the future of the legal industry. We hope you'll get in touch. Lawdingo was started by Nikhil Nirmel , an entrepreneur with a background at Yelp and Wharton Undergrad, and Dan Langevin, a ridiculously talented technologist who was formerly CTO of Lifebooker. Lawdingo has backing from Y Combinator and other investors.

Lawdingo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Lawdingo, Winter 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Lawdingo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Virtual paralegal services for law firms

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We built a platform connecting people who need legal help with independent lawyers who have flexible hours and lower rates. It solves the problem of finding the right lawyer quickly and easily, helping people get matched with attorneys ready to take their case.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in New York City, and the company will be based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is a major legal market with many solo and small practice attorneys. Being here helps us engage directly with both lawyers and customers to build and improve our product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Lawdingo YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Lawdingo's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Lawdingo would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.