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Todays show:

Jason kicks off Ask Jason live! Six live guests ask questions on key topics like career paths in fintech (1:14 ), startup challenges (8:48 ), pivoting strategies (34:23 ), fundraising (46:54 ), and customer engagement strategies (52:30 ).

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Timestamps:

(0:00 ) Jason kicks off another Ask Jason!

(1:14 ) Tommy asks about getting a degree in fintech in order to join startups

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(8:48 ) Sam asks about common mistakes for first time founders

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(17:32 ) Clint asks about startups surviving the period before VC investments

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(34:23 ) Daniel asks about startups pivoting in the wrong direction

(46:54 ) Greg asks about raising funds before product-market fit

(52:30 ) Oliver wants to know if it is better to go deep with a few customers or gain entry to multiple customers with a more lightweight solution

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