Eddie Hartman on How LegalZoom Disrupted the Legal Services Industry

Eddie Hartman on How LegalZoom Disrupted the Legal Services Industry
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Published: January 18, 2016
Updated: September 8, 2026
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LegalZoom co-founder Eddie Hartman shares how entrepreneurial thinking, persistence and technology helped transform a traditional professional services market.

Is it possible to transform a staid and professionally respectable but entrenched legal industry? Yes, particularly when one of your startup founders is a multi-talented serial entrepreneur, computer scientist and lawyer. Meet Eddie Hartman, who is Chief Product Officer and a co-founder of LegalZoom, the successful startup that has become a $200+ million transformational powerhouse in the legal services industry. In this interview, Eddie talks about the critical mindset necessary for entrepreneurial success -- including tricking yourself into doing the impossible -- the importance of failure, the impact of mentors, and the personal experiences that helped him become a serial entrepreneur, inventor and industry transformer.

 


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DOI: 10.17919/X95K5S
Vitalari, Nicholas. "Eddie Hartman on How LegalZoom Disrupted the Legal Services Industry." FamilyBusiness.org. 18 Jan. 2016. Web 12 Sep. 2026 <https://eiexchange.com/content/eddie-hartman-on-how-legalzoom-disrupted-the-legal-services-indu>.
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