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Jan 2020
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E1017: Open Office Hours LIVE! Jason hel...

Jason Calacanis
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0:46 Mehak from OnDelta (ISA School for Growth Hacking/Marketing) asks Jason best practices on scaling her business as a solo founder
10:18 Ketan from HireClub (Career coaching SaaS) asks Jason about transitioning his business to help with natural churn
20:59 Benjamin from Infection Control (Hardware infection control for sickest hospital patients) asks Jason how to raise for a medical device in a heavily regulated field
33:13 Tom from TribeXR (VR training for practical/creative skills) asks Jason how to pivot from a one-time payment to subscriptions
43:58 Corbin from LUU (Aromatherapy alternative to nicotine vapes) asks Jason how to separate his startup from JUUL and other vaping products
53:04 Thomas from Wash Day (On-demand laundry logistics app) asks Jason how to compete with large laundry incumbents as a bootstrapped startup
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