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From gimlet media this is the pitch. I'm Josh Muchio. So earlier this year, we asked for your feedback on the show.

And the number one request we got was can you share more updates from past

startups who've been on the show? What happens after the money hits the bank? Well, I'm

here to tell you, we aim to please. Today we're going to share an update from one of the companies from our very first season,

Sudden Coffee. The two co-founders pitched to investors way back in 2016, and like many startups sudden coffee has been on a

wild journey since then. So we're going to listen back to that pitch and then I'll be

catching up with one of the co-founders to hear where the company is today.

All right, so here's the original pitch which has been lightly edited.

My passion is making that great coffee, really easy and fun and accessible to as many people as I possibly can. Today we hear from two co-founders who think they figured out the secret to

making premium instant coffee. Now can they get investors to put their bucks behind their

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