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First up on the Sunday show, Jason breaks down the different levels of diligence at different company stages for VC Sunday School (2:02). Then, Fion Technologies CEO Sudarshan Sridharan joins to talk helping firefighters fight wildfires with mapping technology. (21:31)
(0:00) Jason tees up today's Sunday edition of This Week in Startups!
(2:02) Molly recaps her first half year of investing, then asks Jason about diligence at different stages of investing in different verticals
(10:23) UserTesting - Get real human insights from customers, try for free today at https://usertesting.com/twist
(11:40) Jason on great investments coming out of "prepared minds", the importance of testing and trying
(19:57) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(21:31) Molly welcomes Fion Technologies CEO Sudarshan Sridharan to discuss helping wildfire fighting with software and his founding story
(32:36) Brave - Download today at https://brave.com/twist to browse faster, search privately and so much more
(33:56) Sudarshan explains how the Fion app helps firefighters, its pricing model, and more
(41:06) The state of wildfires in the US, why Sudarshan is building Fion