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Cal AI's $40M ARR | Jake Castillo on the Truth About Scaling Apps in 2026

App Leaders by Adapty · 51 min · 2026

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This interview walks through how a consumer app grew to $40M in annual recurring revenue, with concrete detail on influencer partnerships and the growth operations behind them. It shows what scaling looks like in practice, including the tradeoffs and unglamorous work that rarely make headlines, so a viewer comes away with a realistic picture of what growth takes.

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