The Muse Reached 100,000 Monthly Users Within Six Months of Launch
Catherine Minshew · 702: With $5k Left in Her Bank TheMuse Was Launched, 50m Visit Annually and 600 Companies Pay · Jun 26, 2017 · at 8:58
Catherine Minshew, CEO of The Muse, details early marketplace growth metrics and timeline to Nathan Latka.
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“So we actually had a 100,000 users a month in about six months. So it was not all that much time.”
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