Eventually, it was time for the makers of the two surviving apps to pitch a real life Silicon Valley VC: Jeremy Liew, of Lightspeed Venture Partners.

The introduction of Liew and his partners Aaron Batalion, Alex Taussig, and Nicole Quinn lent some gravitas to the show. Their questions were pointed, their expertise in apps and platforms was more legitimate, and they clearly knew their way around a startup pitch session. The presence of Jeremy Liew — one of the first VCs to invest in Snapchat — made the show feel as if a grownup had finally arrived to right the ship.