Asthana: Teleport Me reached six to seven million users
Abhinav Asthana · From Chrome extension to $5B platform | Postman’s journey | Abhinav Asthana (Co-founder & CEO) · Aug 28, 2025 · at 19:22
Postman co-founder and CEO Abhinav Asthana discusses the reach of his early mobile virtual-tour venture, Teleport Me.
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“We had, I think, about six, seven million users.”
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