"Crash and Burn" to $1m+ in 12 Months with Darin Cook

06/11/21 • 27 min

Darin Cook, the Co-Founder of Infinite Energy, shares the story of how they launched the company in 1994, got profitable 4-months after launching and generated over $1m in revenue in year 1. He shares the story of how they started the company, how they made themselves appear a lot more established than they really were, and many of the challenges they faced early on. This episode was recorded on January 28th, 2019 at the Infinite Energy campus. Infinite Energy sold to Gas South for an undisclosed amount in December 2020.

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