Andre Heckel Jr.: Lebanese hires match US talent for $1,000 monthly
Andre Heckel Jr. · I Built A $1M SaaS In 87 Days · Jul 22, 2024 · at 11:28
Andre Heckel Jr. (Haykal), co-founder of ListKit, describes how the company maintains profitability with a 40-person global team.
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“You're paying anywhere from a thousand to 2000 dollars a month to get someone full time from Lebanon who's as good as, or better in my opinion, than someone in the U.S. That you might have to pay anywhere from five to 8000 dollars a month.”
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