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Todays show:

Jason and Presh kick off the Founder University pitch competition (00:00), then we hear from Jared on Umbrella Sports (6:40), Linda on Mastertech (14:47), and Aleksandr on Ellis (24:20). Finally, Jason awards a $25K investment (44:17), and Presh details how to apply!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Jason kicks off the show!

(2:49) Jason brings on Presh to explain the fundamentals of Founder University and introduces today's pitches!

(6:40) Jared Lewandowski pitches Umbrella Sports

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(44:12) Jason picks the startup he will invest in!

(44:51) Feedback on the Founder University experience

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

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-gray-6433b251/

Check out Mastertech: https://www.mastertech.ai/

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

Check out Ellis: https://ellis.so

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Phil Libin is the cofounder and CEO of All Turtles. Prior to that he was the CEO of Evernote. This is his 2013 Startup School talk.

Watch the video here.

Read the transcript here.