E910: Founder.University #Startup Tuneup: talent, ride-share, insurance fraud, anonymous messaging
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E910: Founder.University #Startup Tuneup: 9 startups in talent & ride-share marketplaces, insurance fraud detection, anonymous global messaging, high-end home repair, curated digital shopping & more get candid feedback from Jason & Jenny Lefcourt, Freestyle Capital
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Show notes:
0:53 - Jason introduces Jenny Lefcourt from Freestyle Capital and the Founder University pitches episode format.
2:03 - Pitches from Sitora Takaneav from Oncata, Scott Catron from Social Detection, and Pooran Rajanna from WhatElse.
8:41 - Jason thanks sponsor Hello Monday. Find Hello Monday on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.
10:34 - Jenny and Jason provide feedback to each startup, gives advice on how to improve pitches, and rank the three startups.
23:57 - Jason thanks sponsor DigitalOcean. Sign up at do.co/twist to receive a free $100 credit.
25:58 - Pitches from RaviKiran Gopalan from Acquity AI, Filip Bloch from Hotailors, and Laura Lambert from Brightly.
32:23 - Jason and Jenny provide feedback and give advice to Ravi from Acquity AI on how to improve the pitch.
37:00 - Jason thanks sponsor Pendo. Visit www.pendo.io/TWIST to for two months of Pendo free.
38:59 - Jenny and Jason provide feedback to Filip Bloch from Hotailors and Laura Lambert from Brightly, explain why the term “lifestyle business” is a good thing, and rank the three startups.
1:00:23 - Pitches from Larry Sweeney from Handyman Heroes, Ozan Yerly from Connected2.me, and Tinashe Ruzane from Flexclub.
1:05:50 - Jason and Jenny provide feedback to each startup, gives advice on how to improve pitches, and rank the three startups.
1:30:00 - Jason and Jenny call their number 1 picks from each cohort and rank their top 3.