Dave Nevogt: Hubstaff founders intend to stay bootstrapped to $4M-$5M revenue
Dave Nevogt · He's 36 Year Old SaaS Dad of 2, Gets 8+ Hours of Sleep, Business Did $640k in 2015, EP 312: Dave Nevogt · Jun 22, 2016 · at 16:14
Hubstaff co-founder Dave Nevogt discusses their fundraising intentions and revenue goals with Nathan Latka.
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“Oh, well, Jared and I, luckily we're on the same page here again, but we want to stay bootstrapped. We want to stay, we believe that like, if we can build this business up to like, you know, four or five million annual, And, you know, just live our lives the way we want to live it. That would be a great thing.”
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