Robles reached 100,000 subscribers with his post-non-compete crypto business
Cecil Robles · He Still Made Money on the Deal That Cost Him 8 Figures · May 21, 2024 · at 19:35
Entrepreneur Cecil Robles explains how he bypassed a non-compete agreement in traditional equities by launching a crypto newsletter business around late 2015.
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“So I basically formed another business and you know, sold a 100,000 paying subscribers to that business and there was nothing they could do about it.”
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