Gibbs: Consumer Fusion outsources its six-person dev team to Belarus
Brynn Gibbs · How She Bootstrapped to $4m in ARR Helping You Fight Negative Reviews · Oct 8, 2021 · at 9:09
Brynn Gibbs, founder and CEO of Consumer Fusion, discusses her company's staffing model and engineering strategy with Nathan Latka.
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“Six, and so we outsource that. Our development team is over in Belarus, and they have been with us since day one.”
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