Leland: T.ly Received a $60K Unofficial Acquisition Offer
Tim Leland · His Chrome Extension Just Got $60k Offer, He Said No, Now 400k Users, $40k ARR · Apr 6, 2022 · at 7:04
Tim Leland, solo founder of URL shortener browser extension T.ly, discusses inbound buyout interest with Nathan Latka.
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“Like in the 60, 60,000.”
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