Why did you choose to join your sister and brother-in-law's startup?
Replied byJake Karls
Co-founder & Chief Rainmaker at Mid-Day Squares
Niche: Retail
Revenue: Approx. 3.16 Million USD/month
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Started: 2018
They had spent a year and a half developing a healthy snack at home and needed a storyteller to build community. I was going through a painful breakup and needed a distraction, so I invested my remaining savings and moved back into my parents' house to launch the company in 2018.
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