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Todays show:

Jason welcomes Melengo's Justin Kwong to the show to discuss how his company simplifies the process of developing, financing, and scaling apparel lines for brands and creators. The two dive into Melengo’s business model, initial customers, fundraising, and much more (1:49). Then, Jason breaks down his A.D.D. framework, designed to enhance efficiency and focus within companies (36:50)!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(1:48) Justin Kwong from Melengo joins Jason

(4:38) Justin demos Melengo and its use cases

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(10:37) Melengo’s business model, initial customers, and fundraising

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(23:26) Building Melengo's team and the next steps for finding product-market-fit

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(37:50) Jason’s A.D.D. framework (Automate, Deprecate, Delegate)

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