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Careerist has reached around 6,000 total customers since 2019

Ivan Sabayev · Rare! A YC company that profits $300k/mo, $25m revenue · Jun 7, 2023 · at 13:36

Careerist founder Ivan Sabayev shares the platform's historical customer numbers with Nathan Latka.

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“Ooh, since 2019 I think it's around 6000 customers right now.”

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