Burning $125k Building a Gaming Content Site

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    Burning $125k Building a Gaming Content Site

    Kyril is the founder of DotaHaven, a gaming content site that’s currently passing away. The website had early success, raising $90k, growing from 0 to 500k users/mo in 6 months, and making $3.5/mo at its peak. However, in the last months, the business has struggled to make enough money to keep running...

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