Ask Jason: investing in similar startups, pitch deck tips + MycoWorks Co-Founder Sophia Wang | E1630
This Week in Startups
Jason Calacanis
4.2 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
First up, Jason answers some founder questions! (1:46) Then, MycoWorks Co-Founder Sophia Wang joins for this week's edition of The Next Unicorns! (10:12)
(0:00) Molly tees up today's segments!
(1:46) Ask Jason! What happens if a VC finds a great startup/founder to invest in, but they've already invested in a similar business
(4:31) Ask Jason! What is the ideal number of slides in a pitch deck? What are some general tips to spruce up a pitch deck?
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(10:12) Molly welcomes MycoWorks Co-Founder Sophia Wang to discuss her founding story, why she got into Mycelium solutions, and more!
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(21:05) Sophia breaks down the technology process at MycoWorks
(27:39) MycoWorks's unusual fundraising journey
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(31:43) Sophia explains her role as Chief Culture Officer, and explains some of the brands they work with
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:01.0 | Happy Wednesday. |
| 0:02.0 | Big show today. |
| 0:03.0 | We're almost done with this season of the next unicorns, and today we have an awesome |
| 0:08.3 | interview for you. |
| 0:09.3 | This is right up my alley. |
| 0:11.1 | It's all about my ceilium, my new favorite thing. |
| 0:14.7 | But first, Jason is back to answer some ask Jason questions from our founder university |
| 0:19.8 | founders. |
| 0:20.8 | And then my my ceilium interview, I'm interviewing my co works co founder, Sophia Wang. |
| 0:26.8 | co works is a bio material startup that's actually developed a natural alternative to leather |
| 0:34.2 | among other things using mushroom, my ceilium technology. |
| 0:38.6 | It's fascinating interview. |
| 0:39.9 | It's all about art and technology and a whole new kind of material stick with us. |
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