Startup pitch competition: Jason invests $25K | E1748

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Today’s show:

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

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Time stamps:

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:22) Jason and Kelly introduce the pitch competition

(4:25) Luis pitches NeighborBrite

(12:19) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups

(13:32) Liam pitches Coffee Clozers

(21:24) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST

(22:42) The value of Founder University

(25:46) Jason awards the $25K investment

(31:09) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist

(32:28) Q&A with Jason

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