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brought to you by American Express business. I'm Josh Muccio and from Gimlet Media this is the pitch where real entrepreneurs pitch to real investors. I have to figure this out.

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I'm Daniel.

Nice to meet you.

Margo Schmoorak is here raising $2 million for hostfully,

a company that she says will usher the stodgy vacation rental industry

into the 21st century.

After working at two other Silicon Valley startups,

Margot discovered that she loves the process of bringing new companies into the world, even though it can get a

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