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Apr 2014
29m 11s

Gimlet 1: How Not to Pitch a Billionaire

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About this episode
This is a series about what happens when someone who knows nothing about business starts one. It's called StartUp.  In episode one, Alex Blumberg botches his pitch to Silicon Valley billionaire Chris Sacca. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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