Ativo Group operated at roughly breakeven EBITDA on $3.8 million revenue
Len Rio · He Makes $4m Selling Other Peoples Software, Inside The Head of A Power Reseller · Apr 4, 2021 · at 14:02
Len Rio explains the financial profile and profitability of Ativo Group during an interview with Nathan Latka.
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“It was basically break even.”
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