Over this past weekend, Twitter discovered the problem that I have dedicated the past four years of my life to solving. Why don't lawyers and other non-coders use git?

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Lawyers face significant challenges with document version control, similar to coders. However, the legal sector heavily relies on Microsoft Word's DOCX format, and traditional version control tools like Git are not feasible due to their complexity and text-based nature. Version Story offers a solution by providing a visually intuitive interface for versioning legal documents, handling DOCX files, and ensuring accuracy in document merging and editing. This new tool aims to streamline the legal drafting process and reduce human errors, ultimately enhancing legal collaborations.

On Building Git for Lawyers

Tried to google “rawdog”, wasn’t disappointed

Now I want a git-like product for all industries. The world would be a better place.

Love the <a href="https://paulgraham.com/schlep.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Schlep Blindness</a> article this links to.