GoSun founder Patrick Sherwin took no salary for his first four years
Patrick Sherwin · How GoSun Sold 50,000 Units, $4m Revenue, 250k Community, Software Next? · Dec 25, 2020 · at 4:07
Patrick Sherwin, founder of GoSun, explains his bootstrapping timeline and when he began taking a regular wage.
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“I didn't pay myself until 2017. So it was about four years after the first launch.”
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