Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K live! | E1709

This Week in Startups

Mar 29, 2023•49 min

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Episode description

Jason hosts another pitch competition featuring three startups from our Founder University program! Apply for Founder University: https://course.founder.university

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:58) Kelly and Presh discuss reactions from the Founder University community

(6:47) Presentation 1: Kevin O'Connell, Founder and CEO of Kapsule

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(13:38) Presentation 2: Julien Hoachuck, Founder of ArkiTask

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(21:10) Presentation 3: David Axelrod, Founder of Open Insure

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(33:28) Deliberations

(37:36) Jason's thoughts on the three companies

(41:13) Key takeaways from Founder University

(46:22) How to learn more about Founder University