Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1714 This Week in Startups

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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