Reddy rejects standard advice, building multiple products from day one
Silas Reddy · How this pre-revenue SaaS startup raised $1m last week at a $5m cap · Nov 23, 2022 · at 15:08
Silas Reddy defends his decision to build multiple software products under one parent umbrella against Nathan Latka's push for focus.
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“The end goal of any company is multiple products. And we want to start with multiple products.”
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