Aubin: AppBuddy was bootstrapped through 2017
Mark Aubin · 1498 Why He Took $1.6M in Venture Debt From Lighter Capital · Aug 31, 2019 · at 11:20
AppBuddy founder Mark Aubin discusses the company's early bootstrap history before raising venture debt and equity.
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“No, we, I mean, we were bootstrapped all the way through 2017.”
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