<p>This Week In Startups is made possible by:</p><p><br></p><p>NetSuite - <a href="https://www.netsuite.com/twist" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.netsuite.com/twist</a></p><p><br></p><p>Luma AI - <a href="https://lumalabs.ai/twist" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://lumalabs.ai/twist</a></p><p><br></p><p>Squarespace - <a href="https://squarespace.com/twist" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://squarespace.com/twist</a></p><p><br></p><p>Today’s show: </p><p><br></p><p>On today’s epsiode of TWiST, Jason gets pitched by two top founders, Presh Dineshkumar and Peter Cetale! </p><p><br></p><p>Presh used to work for Jason at Launch! When he left, Jason invested $200K into Presh’s new startup The Wellness Company. Presh pitches Jason on what he has been building, and Jason gives Presh advice for improving the product!</p><p><br></p><p>Peter went through Andreesen Horowitz’s Speedrun accelerator program as CEO and co-founder of Sourcerer. Sourcerer uses AI agents to help US firms and distributors find the best prices for mass produced goods. </p><p><br></p><p>Check out how Jason digs in with these founders!</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p><br></p><p>(0:00) Presh was originally a TWiST fan who emailed Jason!</p><p><br></p><p>(1:59) Why Jason invested in Presh’s startup</p><p><br></p><p>(3:19) Checking out the Wellness Company’s hot new app, Tempo</p><p><br></p><p>(4:03) How Tempo monitors your health and offers proactive advice with consistency</p><p><br></p><p>(9:10) Why Jason recommends adding a group or family feature to make it stickier</p><p><br></p><p>(9:51) Netsuite - Get the free business guide Demystifying AI at https://www.netsuite.com/twist</p><p><br></p><p>(11:28) The end goal: bringing app advice and guidance into the real world</p><p><br></p><p>(13:34) Presh shares where his apps are finding the most engagement</p><p><br></p><p>(14:13) The key importance of Product Velocity and World-Class Design</p><p><br></p><p>(17:27) Luma AI - Stop guessing and start directing with Ray3 Modify from Luma AI, the AI-powered post-production tool. Explore it at: https://lumalabs.ai/twist</p><p><br></p><p>(18:38) Introducing Peter Cetale and Sourcerer!</p><p><br></p><p>(19:32) How Sourcerer uses AI to help distributors and manufacturers automate their sourcing</p><p><br></p><p>(22:48) How Sourcerer manages to actually bring costs down</p><p><br></p><p>(25:02) Lining up REAL customers, not Letters of Intent (aka Letters of Nothing)</p><p><br></p><p>(26:04) Peter’s experiences in a16z’s Speedrun accelerator</p><p><br></p><p>(28:08) Working with agents on BOTH the supply and demand side</p><p><br></p><p>(29:16) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://squarespace.com/twist</p><p><br></p><p>(30:32) How has Tariff Mania impacted Peter’s business?</p><p><br></p><p>(35:35) Why Peter thinks startups will keep getting leaner and compute will keep getting cheaper</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com/</p><p><br></p><p>Check out the TWIST500: https://twist500.com</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Lon:</p><p><br></p><p>X: https://x.com/lons</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Alex:</p><p><br></p><p>X: https://x.com/alex</p><p><br></p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm/</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>Follow Jason:</p><p><br></p><p>X: https://twitter.com/Jason</p><p><br></p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis/</p><p><br></p><p>*</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to our partners:</p><p><br></p><p>(9:51) Netsuite - Get the free business guide Demystifying AI at https://www.netsuite.com/twist</p><p><br></p><p>(17:27) Luma AI - Stop guessing and start directing with Ray3 Modify from Luma AI, the AI-powered post-production tool. Explore it at: https://lumalabs.ai/twist</p><p><br></p><p>(29:16) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://squarespace.com/twist</p><p><br></p><p>Check out all our partner offers: https://partners.launch.co/</p>