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From Idea to $650M Exit: Lessons in Building AI Startups

From Idea to $650M Exit: Lessons in Building AI Startups

Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Oct 28, 2025 39 min
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<p>Jake Heller is the co-founder &amp; CEO of Casetext, the AI legal startup behind CoCounsel, which was acquired by Thomson Reuters for $650 million.In his talk at AI Startup School on June 17th, 2025, he shared how his team did it—from picking the right idea to building AI products that actually work—and how founders can turn a cool demo into a reliable tool used by real customers.</p>

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