Mobile Nations' Kevin Michaluk: 'We didn't know what to spend VC money on'

The Digiday Podcast by Digiday

May 16, 201937:02Business

Bonus: This March, the bootstrapped media company Mobile Nations, a digital publisher with a focus on consumer electronics, was acquired by Future in a deal worth $120 million. On this episode, Mobile Nations co-founder...

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