How to Hire the Right Developers for Your Startup

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Lemon.io slash twist is a new service that lets you hire developers in 48 hours or less. They only offer hand-picked developers with three or more years of experience and ones that have strong portfolios. Only 1% of candidates who apply to work at lemon.io actually get accepted. And if anything goes wrong, lemon will get you a replacement ASAP.

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Today’s show:

First up, Sunny Madra is back to discuss the “AI wrapper” stigma, the first official demo-to-investment, and demo more useful AI products! (2:41) Then, Tonebase CEO Igor Lichtmann joins to demo his product, break down how he achieved product-market fit while maintaining capital efficiency, and more! (42:47)

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(0:00) Sunny Madra is back for more AI demos!

(2:41) The “AI wrapper" debate; VenturusAI is joining the LAUNCH Accelerator as the first full-circle demo-to-investment

(10:09) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist

(11:23) Klap.app turns YouTube links into multiple TikTok-style videos with captions and ranks them on "Virality Score"

(19:08) Kickresume uses generative AI tools to help users build a fully-fleshed out resumes and prepare for job interviews

(25:15) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(26:34) Browse AI helps users build AI-powered web scraping/data extraction bots with no code

(34:16) Oppwiser is an AI-powered lead gen platform for sales teams

(41:16) Eight Sleep - Go to https://eightsleep.com/twist to check out the Pod Cover and get $150 off at checkout!

(42:47) Tonebase CEO Igor Lichtmann joins to demo his music education startup, break down how he achieved product-market fit while maintaining capital efficiency, and more!

Check out Tonebase: https://tonebase.co

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