After 17 years in sales and marketing with AT&T, I decided it was time to strike out on my own. It was 2002 and I'd come up with a new twist on an older real estate technology. But just two years later, I'd pretty much run through all my savings trying to put it into action. I was running on fumes, and my new company needed some funding fast.
Or maybe it was even worse than that. I met my future CFO, Paul, during a charity golf event. I asked him to peek at my books, business plan, and just-finished product.
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