Chin-Un Looi: Glints wasted much of its first $50K angel investment
Chin-Un Looi · EP 319: He's 23 And His Asian Parents Don't Like The Non-Traditional Entprenreuer Route He's Taking · Jun 8, 2016 · at 14:13
Chin-Un Looi, co-founder of Glints, reflects on early financial mismanagement after receiving initial angel funding.
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“Well, to spend more prudently, especially when we forgot our first angel investment, you know, we were incredible. We were like, oh wow, 50 K, that's a lot of money. We wasted a lot of money. So I wished I knew how to spend more prudently.”
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