
Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1714
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Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring three startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university
(0:00) Nick kicks off the show
(1:07) Introducing Founder University
(7:14) Pitch 01: Xinyue Ma of Sticker
(11:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(13:00) Jason's feedback for Sticker
(15:07) Pitch 02: Joseph Homsy of Outmost
(17:11) Jason's feedback for Outmost
(23:14) LinkedIn Jobs - Post your first job for free at https://linkedin.com/twist
(24:40) Pitch 03: Cam Richardson of PaySquad
(26:55) Jason's feedback for PaySquad
(29:45) Ranking the pitches
(35:20) Mayfair - Get 4% APY on your idle cash automatically at https://getmayfair.com/twist
(36:50) The importance of product velocity
(39:41) Final thoughts on Sticker
(42:23) Final thoughts on Outmost
(44:26) Final thoughts on PaySquad
(46:04) Jason invests $25k in…
(47:39) Q&A with Jason
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