Johnson: Invested Over $400K Into NotableList in Cash and Sweat Equity
Michael Johnson · 1074 I left Wall Street trenches to do Email Business Intelligence · Jul 3, 2018 · at 12:28
NotableList founder Michael Johnson explains to Nathan Latka why he would reject a hypothetical $400,000 acquisition offer.
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“I think I've put more than that into it, frankly, between, you know, cash and giving up giving up hours.”
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