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Today’s show:
Jason and Kelly Schricker introduce the Founder University pitch competition (1:11), then we hear from Abe at GolfGolf (7:16), Mircea from Cicada (15:25), Spencer of dotflo (27:16), and Shreyas from Clinic Assist (34:54). Finally, Jason awards a $25K investment (34:54), and much more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(1:11) Jason and Kelly Schricker introduce the Founder University pitch competition
(7:16) Abe pitches GolfGolf
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(15:25) Mircea pitches Cicada
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(27:16) Spencer pitches dotflo
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(34:54) Shreyas pitches Clinic Assist
(43:52) Jason awards a $25K investment
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Check out the pitch competitors here:
GolfGolf - golfgolf.tech
Cicada - cicadamusic.net
Dotflo - dotflo.co
Clinic Assist - clinicassist.ai
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