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Kappen: E-signatures are becoming a commodity

James Kappen · 1087 Yeah I'd sell (Live negotiation) · Jul 16, 2018 · at 2:35

James Kappen, founder of sales proposal software company Proposable, explains to Nathan Latka why standalone e-signature point solutions face commoditization.

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“Signatures, e-signatures are becoming a commodity. Everyone does e-signatures now. They're all legal. Most of them are legal. It's kind of the general consensus that e-signing is a legitimate way to sign documents and close deals.”

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