
Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1725
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Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring two startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university
(0:00) Jason kicks off the show
(3:35) Jason and Presh describe who Founder University is for
(8:35) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist
(9:52) Alexandra Bellensweig pitches HumHum
(22:15) Presh's thoughts on HumHum
(26:47) CacheFly - Get 10 terabytes free by signing up at https://twist.cachefly.com
(28:13) Russell Palmer pitches Cyberfilm
(37:41) QuickNode - Get one month free by using code TWIST at https://go.quicknode.com/twist
(38:56) Creating fantastic branding
(47:41) Deliberations
(59:43) Jason picks a company
(50:43) Q&A with Jason and Presh
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