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title: "Discussion on \"Earning while building\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Earning while building\". In the first year of starting Interseller, I went 35k into credit card debt. I used up all my savings including my 401k. I didn’t take a salary for an entire year and only began paying myself after raising our first and only round from Expa.\n5 years ..."
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[Jonathan Grana](https://hashnode.com/@jgrana)

Co-Founder @ GottaGoFast

Aug 16, 2022

# [Earning while building](https://blog.gottagofast.com/earning-while-building?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In the first year of starting Interseller, I went 35k into credit card debt. I used up all my savings including my 401k. I didn’t take a salary for an entire year and only began paying myself after raising our first and only round from Expa. 5 years ...

blog.gottagofast.com 6 min read

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