Richard Patey, owner of the website investing.substack.com, talks about his experiences in website investing and how it can quickly grow your capital. Richard is a leader in the digital entrepreneurship playground and is rich with knowledge on growing, and exiting, in that space.
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EPISODE 09
How I Judge Potential When Looking To Purchase Online Businesses
YOUR HOST
Steve McGarry
An entrepreneur, content creator, and investor based in sunny Tampa, Florida. In 2015, while living in San Francisco, Steve sold his first fintech startup LendLayer to Max Levchin’s (founder of PayPal) consumer finance company Affirm.
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