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FinChat reached seven figures in ARR with 11 team members

Braden Dennis · Episode 705 | From Bootstrapped to Mostly Bootstrapped · Mar 19, 2024 · at 3:02

Braden Dennis, co-founder of equity research platform FinChat.io, discusses the scale of the business with Rob Walling.

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“So we are a team of 11 people soon to be 12 in a few days seven figures in ARR company, and the platform is for investment research.”

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