Jain: IdeaScale is fully bootstrapped and nearly profitable since inception
Nick Jain · 5 - Harnessing Collective Intelligence with Content Hurricane's Nick Jain · Nov 14, 2024 · at 10:49
Nick Jane, CEO of enterprise innovation platform IdeaScale, explains the company's unique ownership structure and capital history.
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“So we're in an interesting place because IdeaScale has been a hundred percent bootstrapped. It is owned by one guy who's a serial entrepreneur and he provided the initial capital and we've been profitable almost since day one.”
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