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Todays show:

Jason and Kelly kick off the Founder University startup pitch competition (00:00). We hear from Pablo on Big Rentals (4:18), Brittany on Where2Wheel (12:28), Ardalan on MyLens (21:31), and Mariano on Prosperous AI (29:07). Finally, Jason awards a $25K investment (38:34), and details how to apply!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason and Kelly kick off the show

(4:18) Pablo Fernandez pitches Big Rentals

(11:37) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist⁠

(12:28) Brittany Peregoff pitches Where2Wheel

(20:10) .Tech Domains - Apply for the Jam Session with JCal contest today at https://jamwithjcal.tech

(21:31) Ardalan Mirshani pitches MyLens

(29:07) Mariano Apodaca pitches Prosperous AI

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(36:33) Review of the four startups

(40:44) Q&A

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirshani

Check out: https://mylens.ai

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Check out: https://prosperousprocess.ai

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