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The Pitch is a podcast that takes you behind closed doors to the critical moment when aspiring entrepreneurs put it all on the line. Each episode delivers on the high-stakes promise of a live pitch without shying away from the nitty gritty details of what happens after everyone shakes hands and walks out of the room.

Thank you @abadesi 🙌🎉🍾 The Pitch started its journey by launching on Product Hunt in July of 2015. And I credit this community for being that initial germ of audience that helped us learn as we tried desperately to figure out this whole podcast thing. So thank you 🙏 And I just want to say that it is SO DAMN COOL that 3 years later we get to come back here where it all started! So what's new?? The big change is that we now have live investments happening on the show. Which is crazy! It took us forever to find investors who would actually make commitments on the spot. But we did, and since then we've had over $2 million invested in startups on our show. Thanks to people like @sheel_mohnot, @NadelPhil, @ManusJillian, @HowieDelicious, @runvc, @DanielGulati, @nicoleverkindt, @mhyattspeaker, and @chudson for making it a reality. Why do this?? Because people need a place where they can go to learn about how VC deals actually go down. A place where startup veterans and kids in entrepreneurship class alike can come to learn from some of the smartest minds in the business. And here's the thesis behind it all: Everyone can talk till they’re blue in the face about the latest trends and what they're looking for in a startup, but something special happens when you put an actual startup founder in front of an investor. All of a sudden all the theoretical stuff goes out the window, and you get to see how decisions actually get made. It’s riveting stuff really. Anyway, perhaps I'm getting too passionate in the opener :) Oh, and I forgot ... the other big news is that in 2017 Alex Blumberg called to say that Gimlet Media wanted to pick up The Pitch! Which was a dream come true. Now we're a team of five working full time on the show, and we're on pace to crank out 36 episodes this year! 🚀 PS: I'd love to hear any feedback you have for the show. And if you have questions, please ask! I'll be around all day 😻

@joshmuccio It has been incredibly awesome to watch the evolution of this show over the past 3 years. Kudos to you for putting together such a high-quality product—on so many levels. And it's a huge thrill to see you getting recognized by Gimlet and so many others for the hard work you've put in. Congratulations!

@joshmuccio Awesome work Josh!

@joshmuccio the pitch team is amazing! congrats on this launch and the future episodes!

@think_andreah Thank you Andrea for being so awesome :) You've been an encouragement since the very beginning 👏

Josh--your vision and passion for the show have made it a reality. On behalf of The Pitch Nation, thank you! It has been a great experience for me to be one of the investor panelists on the show. I have met so many fantastic founders and have invested in several including Boundless, Shift and Lunar Wireless. I love being involved with The Pitch because I think we give listeners a true sense of what the fundraising process is like and how challenging it is to start and build a company. Each episode celebrates and honors the innovative entrepreneurs who are disrupting their lives to pursue their dreams. And I am honored to be able to advise and invest in them. Thank you, Josh, for pursuing your dream to give founders a platform to showcase the pursuit of theirs.

@philnadel Phil you rock!!! Thanks for being a part of this little podcast thingy since the very beginning :) I remember walking/pacing on the streets of San Francisco on our first phone call when I was trying to convince you to be a part of our first live taping. I think you were the 2nd person to say yes... @runvc was the 1st

Hey Josh, what has been your favorite pitch on the show so far?

@runvc the episodes are like children. How could I ever pick a favorite? But let's be real, I do have a favorite... I was pretty vocal about my support for @stefanloble in episode #39 FWIW the favorite episode of the people is actually episode #16, Qleek. That surprised me. But it is a damn good episode if I do say so myself 😎

@runvc @stefanloble @joshmuccio that’s because Qleek has received double coverage due to a humble guy living far away from the East Coast ;)

@runvc @stefanloble @tterre that is a true statement

Wow, thanks @joshmuccio. Being on the show was such a tremendous moment for me that a friend suggested we do something analog to commemorate it. Like press a vinyl record. Or, maybe a Qleek! (Your impact on their business - and many others - is something to be proud of.) It's clear to me that the Gimlet team makes the show. Each episode is a gem of storytelling. Your fingerprints are all over it. Thanks for having me on. Wednesdays can't come too soon.

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