Building Communities Through Crowdsourced Event Platforms

This chapter delves into River's unique strategy for organizing community events through crowdsourced hosts. It also discusses growth statistics, future expansion plans, and effective business models in the event management sector.

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(0:00) Jason joins seven strong startup pitches from LAUNCH Accelerator.(1:11) Jacqui kicks off the demo day.(1:40) Introductions to the guest jugdes.(4:40) Justin pitches Melengo(10:18) Gusto - Get three months free when you run your first payroll at http://www.gusto.com/twist

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