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Warfield: Shedwell had under $1K MRR when offered a $5M buyout

Corey Warfield · 1491 $1k/mo Scheduling Tool Turns Down $5m Offer, would you do the same? · Aug 24, 2019 · at 12:23

Shedwell founder Corey Warfield reveals Shedwell had less than $1,000 in monthly recurring revenue when offered a multi-million-dollar acquisition.

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“We were under a one K a month in MRR when that offer was made about three months ago.”

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