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Friday Variety is back! First up, J+M break down Muck Rack's $180M Series A (10:43). Then, Elly Health Co-Founder Cecilia Anderson joins Molly to discuss her startup (21:16). Finally, Producer Rachel interviews Contra Founder Ben Huffman for another edition of OK Boomer. (32:38)
(0:00) Jason tees up today's segments!
(1:19) Jason recaps his crazy evening at the Lady Gaga concert
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(10:43) Muckrack (a database for journalists) raised a $180M Series A(ish)
(19:18) WorkOS - Go to https://workos.com to learn how to make your app enterprise-ready.
(20:48) Elly Health Co-Founder Cecilia Anderson joins the show to break down her startup
(30:52) Neo.Tax - Get $500 off R&D tax credit fees at https://neo.tax/twist
(32:10) Producer Rachel interviews Contra founder Ben Huffman on another edition of OK Boomer!
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