Manonia KH: Parents provided 80-85% of BoltCode's $30,000 budget
Manonia KH · Should you negotiate co-founder equity first, or wait until you have customers? · Feb 23, 2023 · at 3:56
BoltCode founder Manonia KH discusses the origin of the $30,000 startup capital she earmarked for her company.
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“Let me put it as around 80, 85% of it.”
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