Digication: What Does A Founder Do When He Can’t Raise Any Funding? – with Jeff Yan

Jeff Yan, Digication, Bootstrapping, Customer Acquisition, Educational Company, Mental Game, SaaS (software as a service)

How does a founder who can’t raise any funding go on to build a profitable business any way?

I met today’s guest at a conference where I was invited to interview some of the top venture capitalists. He was in the audience, and when he told me his story, I had to have him on Mixergy so you could hear what he did.

Jeff Yan is the Co-founder and CEO of Digication, which allows faculty members at colleges, K-12 schools and professional organizations to create and manage course content, as well as share and view student contributions.

Jeff Yan

Digication

Jeff Yan is the Co-founder and CEO of Digication, which allows faculty members at colleges, K-12 schools and professional organizations to create and manage course content, as well as share and view student contributions.

 

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Published: May 9, 2012