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title: 'Catching up with Eric Paxton, founder of Resplain'
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# Catching up with Eric Paxton, founder of Resplain

Most people don’t read contracts. They skim, panic a little, and sign — hoping nothing explodes later. In this conversation, Eric Paxton, founder of Resplain, explains why that’s a terrible strategy — and how he built an AI tool that turns legal documents into plain English you can actually act on. Resplain doesn’t replace lawyers. It helps you understand what you might miss if you just skim and sign.

Learn more or try it out at [https://resplain.ai](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU12VVBCRlFrQjhjbmFwYnh0VmhBZzlYWDRuZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsM3k3X1FzalFYc2NpdkdjeU1lOW9sejM5cE1XZnRKY2ItMVNpbjJiUFVTYXZGMVZ3VGVLLURLdm5Mc3I0enJubWRaOXZrMnV2azhGMGhJenJCcnhsZmdYSHQ0ZnY0TXBHVkhGMTBNTzdOX3ppSWhMTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fresplain.ai%2F&v=buN53kxlB6I)

- [00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buN53kxlB6I) Startup stories cold open
- [00:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buN53kxlB6I&t=10s) What does your startup do?
- [01:16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buN53kxlB6I&t=76s) What inspired you to work on this problem?
- [05:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buN53kxlB6I&t=329s) What’s one piece of advice you’d give to startup founders?
- [08:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buN53kxlB6I&t=509s) What’s one resource you can’t live without?
- [11:10](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buN53kxlB6I&t=670s) How can we be helpful?

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