Debating Education vs Practical Experience in Startups and Introducing a Tech Talent Sponsor

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Exploring the shift towards valuing practical experience over traditional education in the startup ecosystem, sponsored by lemon.io to address tech talent challenges.

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Todays show:

Jason kicks off Ask Jason live! Six live guests ask questions on key topics like career paths in fintech (1:14), startup challenges (8:48), pivoting strategies (34:23), fundraising (46:54), and customer engagement strategies (52:30).

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(0:00) Jason kicks off another Ask Jason!

(1:14) Tommy asks about getting a degree in fintech in order to join startups

(7:44) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(8:48) Sam asks about common mistakes for first time founders

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(17:32) Clint asks about startups surviving the period before VC investments

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(34:23) Daniel asks about startups pivoting in the wrong direction

(46:54) Greg asks about raising funds before product-market fit

(52:30) Oliver wants to know if it is better to go deep with a few customers or gain entry to multiple customers with a more lightweight solution

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