Golf Genius founder Mike Zisman explains how the company uses its accumulated cash reserves to fund M&A.
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“It's actually fourteen million in cash. Like, what the hell are we doing sitting on fourteen million in cash? It can fund acquisitions. We've done 10 acquisitions.”
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