EdgeRank Checker was fully bootstrapped with no outside investors
Chad Wittman · Quick Way to Sell Your First Company For More Than $1m · Jan 19, 2016 · at 12:58
Chad Wittman confirms that all proceeds from EdgeRank Checker's acquisition went to the founders because the company had no outside investors.
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“A hundred percent bootstrap, which was a really fun experience,”
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