Maryasin: Monite employs 50 people with 80% in product and tech
Ivan Maryasin · Why He Spent $5m on Fintech API MVP, 20 Customers Today and $20k in MRR · Aug 30, 2023 · at 11:26
Ivan Maryasin, CEO and co-founder of embedded fintech API platform Monite, discusses the company's organizational breakdown and technical headcount with Nathan Latka.
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“So we have 50 people full-time, and 80% of the team is actually product and tech.”
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