Sprouter.com: How Do You Recover From A Shutdown? – with Sarah Prevette

Sarah Prevette, Sprouter, Comeback, Failure, Mental Game, Women Founders

What can you learn from a failed startup?

Joining me is Sarah Prevette, the founder of Sprouter, which allows entrepreneurs to get curated answers to small business questions from people who know what they’re talking about.

Recently the company announced that they had a setback and had to close down, but at the last minute, they got bought out. So I invited Sarah here to find out what happened and learn from that experience.

Sarah Prevette

Sprouter

Sarah Prevette is the founder of Sprouter.com, which allows entrepreneurs to get curated answers to small business questions from people who know what they’re talking about.

 

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