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Selected · Episode 10 · January 22, 2021

Christoph Sollich - comedy, virality and the Pöny pitch

Part two with the Pitch Doctor Christoph Sollich on comedy as an emotional tool, how the Pöny pitch deck went viral and won him work, and startup comedy clubs.

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