Alvarez: Jungle's creator program generated 76M views in three months
Julian Alvarez · VCs Offered $2M — Will This Profitable Startup Survive the Pitch? · May 7, 2025 · at 8:33
Julian Alvarez, founder of Jungle, explains the startup's customer acquisition strategy to investor Kate McAndrew on The Pitch.
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“In three months, we've gotten seventy-six million views from that program alone.”
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