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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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Time stamps:
(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
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(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
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(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!
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