Ashish Walia

Experience

Founder, Co-founder // Head of Business Development 2015 - Present (almost 10 years)

Half way through 2016, we realized that we were going to run out of money and had to figure out a plan B. We fired almost everyone and had to restart. I lead all the sales... more

Founder

Lawtrades

Education

About

Achievements

Closed well over 5m+ in sales before bringing on a single sales hire and helped us grow to profitability.

Built and won relationships w/ major tech conglomerates like Doordash, Angel List, Cruise, Redfin and Pinterest. I close customers, delight them and make sure we're top of mind when they need us most.

* Found and built partnerships that helped us grew profitably and managed the entire experience. Regularly host events, podcasts and more w/ industry thought leaders.

* Hired and trained almost all of our core team from sales, account management finance, and engineering.

* Found and secured financing partners to help us scale operations.

* Worked with our CEO to help us land top tier investors like 500 Startups, Draper Associates, Graph Ventures and more.

Describe the most impressive thing you've done.

Skills

Business Development Sales and Marketing Team Building Leadership Public Speaking Marketplaces Content Marketing Content Creation Growth Strategy and Execution Revenue Growth Customer Acquisition Customer Experience

Locations

New York City

Q&A

What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight

Ashish Walia

Started working on Lawtrades during law school. Fast forward five years later, we're used by big tech companies to hire freelance legal talent. I focus on all things sales, BD and supply side growth.