How to build a $650M AI app — Jake Heller on Casetext and CoCounsel (YC AI Startup School)

Jake Heller

Talks worth your time · AI in business · 2026-10-09 · 39 min · 8 pages

Jake Heller, CEO of Casetext, sold his AI company for $650M and recorded the whole playbook. Most founders who exit for $650M disappear quietly and never say a word. He went on stage and told everyone exactly how. No NDA on the strategy, no locked course, no $10,000 https://t.co/pnKJgHplkq

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