Danan: Spent $90k on contractors and employees for failed first startup
Rod Danan · Prentus Founder Spent $90k on Failed Project Before Launching New Recruiting Tool During COVID · Sep 16, 2020 · at 10:32
Rod Danan, founder of Prentus, discusses the financial loss from his previous startup attempt, Dananza, an influencer marketplace for local businesses.
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“In total. I spent 90 K between contractors and then employees and, you know, kind of went down the drain, but it was lessons, you know, all that put me on the path to build this.”
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