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- ↑ Gizmodo, "There's An App For Legally Binding Contracts"
- ↑ Business Insider, "11 App Developers to Watch in 2014"
- ↑ Forbes, “Shake On It: New App Puts Legally Binding Documents At Your Fingertips” Sept 12, 2013
- ↑ New York Times Boss Blog "New Options for Small Businesses Looking To Go Paperless" November 4, 2013
- ↑ Above and Beyond KM "Reinvent Law NYC 2014 in the Rearview Mirror"
- ↑ Lexblog Network "Abe Geiger Explains Shake, An App Aiming to Provide Legal Infrastructure to the Sharing Economy"
- ↑ Above The Law "Will 'Tiny Law' replace Solos and Small Law Firms?
- ↑ Shake Blog "What Is TinyLaw"
- ↑ LA Times "Technology is Bringing Legal Advice and Documents to the Masses"
- ↑ Business Insider “I Just Incubated A Company — It's The Most Interesting Thing I Do As A Venture Capitalist” Sept 12, 2013
- 1 2 Techcrunch “Shake Raises 3million to Deliver Simple Legal Agreements To Your Smartphone” Nov 20, 2013