This Week in Startups Startup Pitch Competition: Three founders compete for $25K | E1999
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Todays show:
Jason and Kelly kick off the Founder University startup pitch competition (00:00), then we hear from Eric Gilbert-Williams on The Public Bored (4:32), Matt Schwed on Speed AI (11:38), and Joe Tannorella on PodEngine (15:50). Finally, Jason awards a $25K investment, and details how to apply!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Jason and Kelly kick off the show
(4:32) Eric Gilbert-Williams pitches The Public Bored
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(11:38) Matt Schwed pitches Speed AI
(15:50) Joe Tannorella pitches PodEngine
(23:33) Google Cloud - Accelerate your startup journey with the Google for Startups Cloud Program. Apply at https://startups.google.com/twist
(25:03) Ranking the three companies
(29:12) Founders' experiences and learning outcomes at Founder University
(31:47) Runway - Sign up at https://runway.com/twist to get your first 3 months free.
(33:18) Q&A
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