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Jason is a charismatic person and has a great voice, very easy to listen to and seems like a fun loving type of guy. He is direct and to the point. Brutally fair and full of energy. This show is for people with a bit of time on there hands, it does go quiet long. This does mean its packed full of views and recommendations for you new start up company, do's and don'ts. Jason is a very smart guy who knows how to sell. We all learn a lot from this guy and he is giving it to us for free.

The show follows a set of segments, starting usually with Ask Jason.

Ask Jason is where a start up business that has a question or problem they cant fix themselves. Jason will give them a few answers to those questions. really good for learning. He talked about hardware this episode.

Second segment in this episode was shark tank. This was were a couple of people called up and pitched there company to Jason and his guest: Matt Mickiewicz, Great segment was really informative on how to sell your product. we were able to see that sometimes a good idea is ruined by it's presentation and Jason explain how to fix that for this caller.

Next we had the interview with a live guest. The guest this time was Matt Mickiewicz from 99 designs. It was good to hear from someone so inspiring and very young. Like me he has not been to college(its called university here in Australia) its nice to see that it is possible to be great with out this. Actually seeing someone interviewed was inspiring. I know there is a lot of people that have made huge businesses and never been through uni. But to watch someone actually talk about it is really inspiring.

next was the News, the news is good not as informative for new start ups but lets you know whats generally happening on the web. sometimes they talk about smaller start ups. I usually tune out when twitter is mentioned. so I miss most the news.

Dead Pool is next. Cruel, maybe but really its a topic I think people would be scared to attack. It's perfect if your looking at how not to do things and how to remain in business by looking at some of the mistakes others have made. Basically Jason takes you through companies that have failed.

Last is Rate the Show: which I'll do now. To explain how I came to this vote:

I always start at 5/10 (the middle)

+1 for Competitions

+1 for Content

+1 for Helpful Information

+1 for Guest (he was exactly like I am, and it confirms I can do this)

+1 for New Segment Shark Tank

-1 for First 20mins of Selling (give me some content first, then rave for 20min)

-0.5 for length and Fluff

-1 for Technical Issues

From my Calculations i get 7.5/10. easily could be a 9.5/10 when tech and ads stuff get integrated a little better which i think will come in time. I mean its your 13th show and your this good! that's awesome.

That's my review! This Week In STartups Team I hope you liked it. I tried to be fair, I can say I love the show and it's helped get me excited about creating my own business. I have about 5 in mind at the moment.

Jason if you do actually spend the time to read this.

I was wondering if I could ask a question?

If I get investors to invest in my business. What happens if it fails?

Will I be left paying them back millions for the rest of my life?

Do i give them a failed business and walk away?

Do I have to run away to another country change my name?

Just to cap off. This is a must watch show for anyone who is even interested in start ups. From the angel investors to people wanting to create a start up or even join an existing small company or start up.

Love it so much! Jason your a legend!

Cheers,