BizX bootstrapped with $65,000 and turned cash-flow positive in eight months
Bob Bagga · 903 $700m Goes Through BizX As SMB's Barter and Trade Services and Goods · Jan 13, 2018 · at 13:15
Bob Bagga, founder and CEO of BizX, describes the initial capitalization and early profitability of the alternative currency network.
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“When we started the company, we were 65,000 dollars of my own money, bootstrapped it, we were cashflow positive eight months in”
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