Ford: Prism.fm has a strong shot at reaching profitability without raising again
Matt Ford · Pandemic should have killed him, he doubled revenue to $1.8m helping live event venues pay and manage talent · Jul 16, 2022 · at 10:34
Matt Ford, founder of live music management SaaS Prism.fm, discusses the company's runway and path to profitability.
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“But with the money that we have in the bank, we have a really good shot at just not raising again and going to profitability if that's what we choose.”
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