Patel: Grew AnswerThePublic monthly revenue nearly 4x in three months
Neil Patel · Forget PMF—Neil Patel says to give your product away for free instead. | Neil Patel, Co-Founder o... · PMF Show · Aug 7, 2025 · at 5:31
Digital marketing entrepreneur Neil Patel recounts taking over product management for Answer The Public after acquiring it.
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“So I took it over after the six month mark and I started making changes. And in three months, I no joke, probably, you know, took the revenue just from a monthly standpoint, right? We saw it grow, go up almost four times, a little bit less. So three and change. On a monthly basis.”
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