COVID-19 has pushed many founders to attempt risky pivots with their business. Other founders are hoarding cash. And many of them are seeing VC money dry up. On today’s show, investors Sarah Downey and Phil Nadel advise four worried founders on how to keep their businesses afloat.
The callers: 

Shannon Malkin Daniels, Encaptiv


Krystin Hargrove, CoTripper


Dan Brown, Up-Rite Storage Rack


Chris Murphy, Brewella's



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#90 How Startups Can Succeed in a Pandemic 2

Where real startup founders pitch to real investors—for real money.
Forget everything you think you know about the world of venture capital. Host Josh Muccio takes listeners behind closed-doors and into the room where deals are made.
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We thought it would take years before AI could replace a podcast host. That is, until founder Edward Brawer slid into Josh’s DMs to pitch his startup, PodcastAI. Edward thinks he can make podcast producers 10x more productive and he already signed two big name podcasters. Now can he convince the big name investors that PodcastAI will deliver 100x returns?
Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin, Charles Hudson, Beck Bamberger, Pascal Unger and Mac Conwell.
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Watch the Podcast AI pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow
To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund
Founders can apply to pitch at our next recording event in San Francisco this June. No intro required, just go to pitch.show/apply
Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11.
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*Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show.
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#133 PodcastAI: Josh Gets Displaced

Since the beginning of The Pitch, we’ve told one story: what it’s like to raise money for a startup. But what about the rest of the journey? 
On our new segment, The Exit, we talk to startup founders who’ve done the impossible, sold their startup for hundreds of millions. How does it feel to finally accomplish the dream? And is that dream all it’s cracked up to be? In our first exit interview, we talk to Bill Smith, a high school dropout from Alabama who started, scaled and sold Shipt for $550 million in three years.
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#132 The Exit: Selling Shipt for $550 Million

What if your favorite online store had models that look like you: your skin tone, your height, your body shape? That question propelled Vita Mallela to start Flock AI. Their AI generated models could help brands eliminate pricey photoshoots. But with AI startups so en vogue, how will the investors know if this AI startup is the one to walk the runway with?
Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin, Charles Hudson, Beck Bamberger, Pascal Unger and Mac Conwell.
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Watch the Flock AI pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow
To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund
Founders can apply to pitch at our next recording event in San Francisco this June. No intro required, just go to pitch.show/apply
Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11.
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*Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show.
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#131 Flock AI: Model Generated Models

After spending a decade as a franchise broker, Kenny Rose decided to break out on his own and start FranShares. An alternative investment platform where anyone can invest in franchises. Now you can own a piece of your local fast food joint, a medspa, even a car wash! But will the investors be able to see big tech returns for a company that sounds like small fries?
Featuring investors Jillian Manus, Beck Bamberger and Mac Conwell.
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Watch the FranShares pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow
To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund
Founders can apply to pitch at our next recording event in San Francisco this June. No intro required, just go to pitch.show/apply
Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11.
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#130 FranShares: Invest in Franchises

Monica Williams wants to revolutionize the period experience for tweens. With $5 million in sales in just two years, she’s on her way. Now she wants to raise venture to scale her bootstrapped company. Will Monica get to pitch the big vision for RedDrop or will investors write her off from the start?
Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin, Charles Hudson, Beck Bamberger, Pascal Unger and Mac Conwell.
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Watch the RedDrop pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow
To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund
Founders can apply to pitch at our next recording event in San Francisco this June. No intro required, just go to pitch.show/apply
Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11.
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#90 How Startups Can Succeed in a Pandemic 2

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