Jeff Richards sold Wolf Republic because he was expecting a baby
Jeff Richards · Startup Acquisition Stories with Jeff Richards, Founder of Rayneta · Jul 25, 2023 · at 0:51
Jeff Richards discusses the timing of selling his business, explaining to host Andrew Gazdecki that the exit was planned around the birth of his child.
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“Those two things happening at the same time aren't a coincidence either. We actually sold the company knowing that we were going to have a baby.”
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