Sports biz journalist Rovell launches site to cover collectibles
Sports business journalist Darren Rovell has launched Cllct, a website that will cover the sports collectibles industry, reports Dylan Manfre of Sportico. Manfre writes, “Cllct raised $4 million from a group that includes David Blitzer’s Bolt Venture, Gabe Plotkin’s Tallwoods Capital, Roger Ehrenberg’s Eberg Capital, Stephen Ross’ Amity Supply and Phoenix Capital Ventures. It also includes personal investments from […]
Ex-Business Insider leaders starting personal finance newsletter
Jim Edwards, who previously ran Business Insider’s UK operations, and two other co-founders are starting MoneyIn2, which will offer personal finance advice to new investors and young people, reports Clara Aberneithie of Press Gazette. Aberneithie writes, “Childs said that MoneyIn2 will respond to two information gaps in the current personal finance news service. The first […]
How a cannabis industry news site thrives in Vermont
Gretchen Peck writes for Editor & Publisher about Green Mountain Vermont Cannabis News, which is covering the cannabis industry in the state and is adding 35 to 50 new subscribers each week. Peck writes, “The newsroom team reports on news from the cannabis board, The Cannabis Retailer Association of Vermont and the Vermont Growers Association. […]
Rosen, Pompliano launching Opening Bell Daily
Business journalist Phil Rosen and investor Anthony Pompliano are teaming up to launch Opening Bell Daily, an independent news and research outlet that aims to demystify markets, investing, and Wall Street — at no cost to readers. Rosen, a former senior reporter with Business Insider, will be the outlet’s lead editor. “I quit a job […]
Why Industry Dive’s focus is successful
Nicole Laporte of Fast Company examines the success of Industry Dive, which has dozens of industry-focused newsletters. Laporte writes, “Industry Dive’s business is built on taking the road less traveled, in this case creating curated, information-rich newsletters—or Dives—for industries that to the casual observer may seem boring. Think trucking, waste, or manufacturing. By targeting these underserved sectors, […]
FT CEO Ridding talks about business strategy
Sarah Scire of Nieman Lab interviewed Financial Times Group CEO John Ridding about its strategy and past growth. Here is an excerpt: SARAH SCIRE: You wanted to set the scene for us? And talk about the ownership model? JOHN RIDDING: I’m literally just off the plane back from Tokyo where we agreed on our plans and priorities for […]
The Verge’s Patel on keeping its audience happy
The Verge editor in chief Nilay Patel was interviewed on his “Decoder” podcast by Complexly co-founder and YouTuber Hank Green about the site. Here is an excerpt: That goes back to the conversation we were having before about audience and how do you imagine those people. Who are they in your head, and how do you feel […]
Business Insider CEO wants readers coming to site twice a week
Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng sent out the following to the staff on Thursday: Team, During our last all hands call, we unveiled our new “North Star” metric — 2+ Days on Site per week. Historically, our guiding metric has been “visits.” We used this metric to tell us what our audience loves and wants more […]
Washington Post taps Connelly as senior editor for AI strategy and innovation
Phoebe Connelly is taking on a new role as senior editor for AI strategy and innovation at the Washington Post. Connelly has spent two and a half years leading the Next Generation Initiative – a cross-functional team that helped the company reorient to serve the needs of younger audiences. The Next Gen team saw the […]
The success of MT Newswires — covering daily biz news
Joseph Di Stefano of The Philadelphia Inquirer looks at MT Newswires, a lesser-known competitor to Dow Jones Newswires and Bloomberg News. Di Stefano writes, “Ted Merz, who as head of Bloomberg LP’s product group inked a deal with McFeely to carry MT Newswires on Bloomberg’s global network of securities-trading terminals, is a fan. ‘It is […]
