Carnivore Club bootstrapped two years of growth on $100,000 founder capital
Tim Ray · Meat on Demand Does $1,200,000 in 2015, EP 280: Tim Ray · Jun 12, 2016 · at 13:09
Tim Ray explains how he funded Carnivore Club using proceeds from the exit of FoodScrooge.
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“We only started this company with a 100,000 dollars of startup capital from my previous exit, which isn't much. And, you know, we've been able to grow to where we are in two years with that original 100,000. We haven't raised any capital, so.”
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