What Lawyers Need to Know About Website Technology with Dave Sobel

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In this episode, Dave Sobel shares his insights on the significant impacts of AI technology and provides guidance on choosing IT service providers for law firms. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing AI as a transformative technology but encourages a balanced approach, highlighting the slower pace of actual implementation versus predictions.

Dave introduces the concept of 'hard trends' in technology to aid in future planning and stresses the critical role of human oversight in using AI ethically and effectively. Additionally, the conversation covers practical advice on improving law firms' operations through strategic IT partnerships, focusing on measurable business outcomes and security precautions against malware and hacking. Sobel advocates for putting people first, underscoring that investments in human relationships are key to successful technology adoption and business improvement.

Dave is the host of the Business of Tech podcast, and owner of MSP Radio. Dave is regarded as a leading expert in the delivery of technology services, with broad experience in both technology and business. He owned and operated an IT Solution Provider and MSP for over a decade, both acquiring other organizations and eventually being acquired. This firm was a winner of multiple awards, including being a finalist for Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner of the Year in the Small Business Specialist category. After his MSP experience, he has worked for multiple vendors at such companies as Level Platforms, GFI, LogicNow, and SolarWinds, leading community, event, marketing, and product strategies, as well as several M&A activities.

Dave gives listeners actionable tips on:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:47 Relating the AI technology explosion to iPhone and the top 3 things to remember when something explodes like this
• 07:09 Now is the time to think about our ethics and how we will use AI
• 09:24 AI Checkers - Be skeptical, ways we are already using AI that we may not be thinking
• 13:30 Good content always needs good craftsmanship, using AI to accelerate and assist our work
• 16:33 What are the big topics the IT technology realm
• 19:15 Example of an IT Provider can give the best service and implement tools or systems that are tied to revenue
• 26:31 Are security issues, malware, hacking the first thing that people talk to him about
• 28:11 I think my website was hacked - why are they doing that to me?
• 33:01 Is it anyone's fault in particular if your DO get hacked
• 37:56 Book Review
• 40:04 Trends he is already looking at for AI
• 42:53 What's one thing that works

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Flash Foresight by Daniel Burrus

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