Gilbert: Over $3M Was Invested into Developing Upsync
Brad Gilbert · 1446 Why Doesn't He Shut Down $2500/mo, 20+ year old business? · Jul 10, 2019 · at 7:52
Brad Gilbert, founder of Upsync, explains the historical capital and effort invested into his software product to host Nathan Latka.
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“We put over, over three million dollars into the tool, so it's a very cool, fun.”
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