Carter Olive targets 5,000 completed projects for Stay Busy in 2023
Carter Olive · Why Marketplace + SaaS Is So Powerful, $2.7m in Revenue · Feb 22, 2023 · at 14:33
Carter Olive, founder of Stay Busy, discusses his company's operational targets for 2023 with host Nathan Latka.
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“In terms of projects done, we're probably looking at, I would love to do, like, 5000, honestly.”
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