Brian Morrissey, former President/EIC of Digiday and current writer of the media business Substack The Rebooting, joins the show with Scott Kitun. They get into it all things media and the business of media, and how this period of upheaval with the pandemic is a chance to get things right and inspired The Rebooting name.…
Andrew Degenholtz joins the show to talk about his company eMags. eMags Newstand provides a seamless digital experience for magazine readers to consume their favorite subscriptions enjoyably from their phones. Scott catches up with Andrew to talk about the state of journalism, fixing broken media business models, how eMags can inject new life into the…
Gaming has been a part of Ben Goldhaber’s life since he played competitively. As part of the founding team at Twitch, he saw firsthand the broad market opportunity in the gaming industry and saw what was missing: a centralized platform to get the best information on all things Esports. That’s the engine behind his startup…
LinkedIn’s layoffs are a cautionary tale One of the worst things you can say about a startup is that it’s “a feature, not a product.” It means that while the idea may be good, it’s not enough for a standalone product. Competitors can easily replicate the idea and incorporate it into their suite…
CEO of Publicist. Too often, brands turn to agencies that offer PR, advertising and marketing services but come away dissatisfied with the full suite. Now, companies can find the best people for certain PR/marketing jobs on their own with Publicist. Lara founded Publicist to be the 2020 answer to getting the quality marketing talent when…
Understanding the TikTok backlash will help you better understand all of the craziness going on in the world right now. It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the news cycle. The past few months have been a dizzying array of conflicting reports about the pandemic, disturbing cases of police brutality, mass “Karen”-ing, debates over…
CEO of Stringr. Lindsay Stewart, a former tv news producer, used to sift through limited options for current news video, either their on-site staff, freelancers, or mostly searching the internet and social media channels for the video she was seeking. The struggle to find the right video for her storytelling became the bedrock of her…
Like all the Facebook boycotts that have come before it, the pressure from advertisers won’t have a long-term impact on the social network. You might have seen the headlines the past two weeks about a collection of major brands boycotting Facebook because of Facebook’s unwillingness to remove hateful content. But don’t worry if you’ve…
And that’s a good thing. The pandemic is expected to permanently erase certain businesses, or in some cases, entire industries. Video game chain GameStop, which was already on the ropes due to the industry’s transition to distributing games digitally, isn’t expected to make a comeback post-quarantine. The IT industry is expected to suffer…
The market for expensive, high-end video content might be nearing a saturation point. We all know people have been passing the time in lockdown by streaming ungodly amounts of Netflix and spending an equally unhealthy amount of time online. But don’t let the success of the large platform players distract you from an…