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brought to you by American Express business. From Gimlet this is the pitch. I'm Josh Muchio. On this show we hear real

entrepreneurs, pitch real investors decide their fate.

You can do gambling in a hotel boom in Vegas.

That's not convincing to me.

Can I talk?

Okay, first of all, shame on you.

This week an entrepreneur pitches his idea to reinvent the hotel experience.

But when things don't go according to plan, will our startup founder be able to throw out

his script and adjust on the fly.

First, let's meet our panel of investors.

I'm Phil Nadell with Barbara Corcoran Venture Partners.

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