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May 11, 2026 
Patrick Forquer, Legora’s Chief Revenue Officer driving rapid ARR growth and GTM scaling. He breaks down how implementation and legal engineers win AI enterprise deals. He reveals the $50M pipeline campaign, pilot design and conversion, hiring and training playbooks, competitive tactics vs big rivals, and why giving product away free can doom adoption.
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Don't Give Agentic Products Away For Free
- Avoid giving agentic products away for free because customers then underinvest attention and resources.
- Patrick argues that charging preserves customer commitment and leads to higher usage vs free pilots that see low engagement.
Automate Lead Routing And Respond Immediately
- Do respond to high-intent leads immediately and automate routing to maximize conversion.
- Legora automates calendar invites, lead scoring by firm size and location, and enforces SLA response times to handle inbound surges.
Run Two Week Immersive New Hire Programs
- Do run intensive, cross-functional immersive onboarding to ramp reps in weeks, not months.
- Legora runs two-week new-hire classes with five-day Stockholm immersions and expects reps to be productive and on client calls quickly.