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▶ 31:06 · $HARVEY · Harvey's aggressive hiring gives edge in legal AI talent war
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Inside Legora's Tech Stack: Why Token Maxing is Failing Enterprise Startups | Legora CTO

2026-06-06 · 9 company · 9 thematic
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jacob lorettson
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“I think they've um they've been more aggressive with hiring, which I actually think um I have not been aggressive enough with hiring because I've I've always tried to have a very very small, very lean team.”
—jacob lorettson

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