#179 Minimis: Declaring War on Garmin

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Technology, Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Jo and Paul came all the way from Sydney with a prototype and a dream. They've designed AR sunglasses for cyclists and runners. Will the investors believe they can beat the tech giants? This is The Pitch for Minimis. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, and Dawn Dobras. Minimis Wefunder: https://wefunder.com/minimis/ Watch Jo and Paul’s pitch uncut on Patreon (@ThePitch) Join us for the Season 16 taping in Tampa Subscribe to our email newsletter: insider.pitch.show Learn more about The Pitch Fund: thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Minimis is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the pitch where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest.
0:05.1	I'm Josh Muccio.
0:06.3	And I'm Lisa Muccio.
0:07.8	And on the show today, we have co-founders Joe and Paul with Minimus.
0:11.3	They're raising $2 million.
0:12.9	These guys are crazy.
0:14.3	I can't believe they're trying to build the thing they're building.
0:17.5	It's like Google Glass, but it's for runners and cyclists so that you can see what your
0:23.0	stats are in front of you instead of looking down at your watch while you're running. Not only are
0:26.6	these guys crazy for getting into this market. They're not who you'd expect to do this. I definitely
0:33.2	think of Joe and Paul as a bit of an odd couple. But it made for really good social media content.
0:40.0	Yeah.
0:40.5	On their post about them coming to the pitch event, Joe put on the customs form that
0:46.1	Paul, his co-founder, was his stepdad.
0:48.8	Stepdad's Qantas gold status gave us access to the Admiral's lounge.
0:52.3	By far the best lounge I've been to.
0:54.1	It was definitely fun to watch their stuff. Yeah, he's not the stepdad. He's the Admiral's lounge. By far the best lounge I've been to. It was definitely fun to watch their stuff.
0:56.0	Yeah, he's not the stepdad.
0:57.0	He's the co-founder who stepped up.
1:02.0	But you know, maybe they're the right kind of crazy combo to bring this to market.
1:06.0	Maybe.
1:07.0	The pitch for Minimus is coming up after this.
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