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Early this month, Zipr was chosen from a shortlist of 10 startups, to receive $100,000 in AWS credits, its prize for winning the Pitch. In a recent chat with SmartCompany, founder Amber Linz filled us in on Zipr’s mission, getting the pitch right, and the power of community in the startup sphere.
Amber Linz pitching.
“I’m a gen Z girl, so I’m selfishly creating an app for myself and all my friends,” she laughed. In addition was the significant research that went into informing this project.
Linz interviewed 300 gen Z women to understand their wants, needs and frustrations with online shopping.
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