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about this episode
Check out Indie Hackers: https://www.indiehackers.com
Check out Pioneer: https://pioneer.app
FOLLOW Courtland: https://twitter.com/csallen
FOLLOW Daniel: https://twitter.com/danielgross
FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis
Startups referenced:
Roboflow: https://roboflow.com
Key Values: https://www.keyvalues.com
SoleSavy: https://solesavy.com
Palabra: https://palabra.io
Closet Tools: https://closet.tools
Blush: https://blush.design
Side Hustle Stack: https://sidehustlestack.co
Listen here:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-startups-audio/id315114957
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Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes315114957/this-week-in-startups-audio
Show notes:
0:00 Start
1:00 Jason intros Pioneer’s Daniel Gross & Indie Hackers’ Courtland Allen; they discuss helping founders at the discovery/pre-seed stage & why so many VCs have moved downstream
11:09 Checkout.com – Learn more at https://checkout.com/twist
12:39 Daniel presents Roboflow – https://roboflow.com
19:04 Courtland presents Key Values – https://www.keyvalues.com
25:14 ChartHop – Get $600 in credits at https://charthop.com/twist
26:52 Aligning incentives with customer success instead of growth-at-all-costs, why ownership stake matters
33:35 Jason presents SoleSavy: https://solesavy.com & they discuss the popularity of paid communities
39:58 OurCrowd – Sign up for a free account at https://www.ourcrowd.com/twist
41:26 Daniel presents Palabra – https://palabra.io
46:57 Courtland presents Closet Tools – https://closet.tools & they discuss the growing opportunity for browser extensions
51:31 Jason presents Blush: https://blush.design
57:40 Courtland presents Side Hustle Stack: https://sidehustlestack.co
1:00:03 Closing thoughts on the lowering barriers to entrepreneurship
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