TrueFace burns slightly over $150,000 per month
Sean Moore · TrueFace Won't Sell Mass Surveillance System to China, Breaks $1m in Revenue · Jun 21, 2020 · at 9:28
Sean Moore, founder of TrueFace, discusses the startup's monthly net cash burn and capital requirements with Nathan Latka.
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“Yeah, it's about that though. On average, just a little bit higher than that.”
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