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297 Days & Counting

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[a super flattering (sarcasm intended) freeze frame of a Black woman with voluminous type 4c hair in the foreground; a letter board with "#swimcap @SwimMission 297 DAYS AGO" hanging in the background]  https://youtu.be/q5_GaDLFGT8   My PitchHU 3.0 cohort experience has been a study in contrasts.  The weeks of substantive scheduled and asynchronous entrepreneurial content sessions and practical assignments, guidance from outstanding Subject Matter Experts, camaraderie within the cohort, etc. between April to June 2023 concluded with a 3-minutes/3-slides pitch presentation from each cohort member evaluated by a panel of prestigious guest judges in finance and business development.  Being awarded non-dilutive funds toward producing more prototypes for additional beta testing of my U.S. utility patented SwimMission Swim Cap had me feeling elated. That was almost 10 months ago. And now I'm tired.  Tired of having my polite emails ignored.  Tired of submitting the same banking
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How SwimMission Swim Cap Started

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  Years ago, my decision to start swimming laps again as my primary form of exercise led me to search for an extra large swim cap to protect my hair from getting saturated in chlorinated water. That frustrating search led me to sketch an idea for a swim cap that was big enough to fit my big head and keep my type 4c hair dry while staying secure and comfortable. What happened after that first sketch almost broke my can-do spirit. 
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