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Amanda Weeks

VP of Ambrosia, Recycle Track Systems. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Amanda Weeks co-founded and led Industrial/Organic, later rebranded as Ambrosia, an organics recycling startup that recovered resources from food waste to produce circular commodities like Veles. In October 2020, Ambrosia was acquired by Recycle Track Systems, where she transitioned to an executive role overseeing zero-waste initiatives.

1shows
2appearances
29statements
6resolved
5supported
0contradicted
83%fully supported
6said about them ↓

Everything Amanda Weeks said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

THE PITCH Assertion Supported
Weeks: Waste processing in the New York area costs $115 per ton
“The price in the New York area right now was 115.”
Amanda Weeks Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 12:14 ‘It Was a Disaster’
THE PITCH Disclosure
Weeks: Industrial Organic is raising $1M seed round with half banked
“We're raising a million seed round right now probably about half of that in the bank.”
Amanda Weeks Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 4:41 #3 Industrial Organic
THE PITCH Assertion Partly supported
Weeks: New York area waste processing fees run $115 per ton
“The price in the New York area right now is a 115.”
Amanda Weeks Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 11:32 #3 Industrial Organic
THE PITCH Assertion Not checkable as stated
Weeks: Industrial Organic closed pre-seed funding the morning of the pitch
“We had just raised a pre-seed, like, that morning before I came, I was coordinating the wires.”
Amanda Weeks Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 23:49 #3 Industrial Organic
THE PITCH Assertion Not checkable as stated
Weeks: Industrial Organic's burn rate was zero during the pitch
“They were asking me what our burn rate was, and truthfully, at that point, it was zero, because we were just sort of in cockroach mode of raising our first round after going through an accelerator”
Amanda Weeks Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 24:14 #3 Industrial Organic

The other half of the tape: Amanda Weeks's own voice is left out of every number here. 6 statements on the record name them. every mention, with the transcript →

Statements about Amanda Weeks, by other people (6)

THE PITCH Insight
Nadel: Founders investing VC money must pay the minimum possible wage
“When you're investing your own money, do the right thing. When you're investing my money, pay the minimum you can pay.”
Phil Nadel Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 23:10 #3 Industrial Organic
THE PITCH Opinion
Chapman: Industrial Organic is strictly idea-stage without logistics operations
“I think, honestly, your, the stage of your company is really idea stage. It's not just pre-revenue, but it's really idea stage, because you haven't built out any of the logistics part of the business yet. It's a whole, whole realm you haven't even touched on, …”
Jake Chapman Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 20:29 ‘It Was a Disaster’
THE PITCH Opinion
Chapman: Industrial Organic is still idea-stage due to unbuilt logistics
“I think, honestly, your, the stage of your company is really idea stage. It's not just pre-revenue, but it's really idea stage, because you haven't built out any of the logistics part of the business yet. It's a whole, whole realm you haven't even touched on, …”
Jake Chapman Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 19:56 #3 Industrial Organic
THE PITCH Insight
Mohnot: Managing operational driver logistics is always harder than founders expect
“I just think the operational stuff, it's always more complex than you think, and I'm saying that because I, I've been through it personally, and people that are gonna work for you for 20 bucks an hour, driving or whatever, like, there's gonna be days where the…”
Sheel Mohnot Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 19:14 ‘It Was a Disaster’
THE PITCH Insight
Manus: Arriving late when pitching investors is perceived as disrespectful
“When something's really important to me, and I'm asking for money from people, I make sure I'm 10 minutes early. And if I have to make sure I'm half an hour early and sit and wait, I do, because it's, it creates a little, like, it's disrespectful.”
Jillian Manus Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 22:01 ‘It Was a Disaster’
THE PITCH Insight
Manus: Pitching founders must arrive early because tardiness signals disrespect
“When something's really important to me, and I'm asking for money from people, I make sure I'm 10 minutes early. And if I have to make sure I'm half an hour early and sit and wait, I do, because it's, it creates a little, like, it's disrespectful.”
Jillian Manus Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 21:20 #3 Industrial Organic

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Amanda's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

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THE PITCHLEDGER VP of Ambrosia, Recycle Track Systems 2 29 83% 5/6 full record on the Pitch →
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