Weekend Club received an acquisition offer before speaking to investors
Charlie Ward · The Right Way to Build a Bootstrapped Community with WeekendClub · Apr 28, 2021 · at 11:54
Charlie Ward discusses inbound interest, investment options, and acquisition history for Weekend Club with Nathan Latka.
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“I mean, we've had an acquisition offer in the past, but I don't think we've really spoken to investors yet, but I'd probably consider it, you know, see what the terms are on that kind of thing.”
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