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The Pitch

#16 Qleek

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Technology, Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2017

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

After Ismail Salhi discovered his father’s old record collection gathering dust in the attic, he teamed up with Johanna Hartzheim to create Qleek. Together they hope to marry the nostalgia of vinyl with the convenience of digital music. But first they need investors to catch on to their tune. Today's investors are Phil Nadel, Jillian Manus, James Altucher and Daniel Gulati. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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brought to you by American Express business.

1:00.5

From Gimlet, this is the pitch. I'm Josh Muccio coming at you with a cold.

1:05.0

On this show, we take you into the room, where entrepreneurs pitch investors for funding.

1:14.0

Today, a pair of founders think they found a way to reinvent our music experience

1:20.0

by marrying the convenience of digital with the nostalgia of vinyl.

1:25.0

But first, let's meet our investors.

1:31.0

Phil Nadell is with forefront venture partners.

1:34.0

Look for him to get into the weeds with founders and explore all paths to revenue.

1:39.0

I want to invest in a company where I can pour fuel on the fire where you have a scalable way of acquiring

1:45.4

customers and I can add money to it that will let you explode that.

1:49.9

Jillian Manis is with structure capital. She loves to put her might behind a brand

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