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Huffington Post Co-Founder Ken Lerer Says Most Startups Should Just 'Shut Up'
"I think most companies should shut up until they have something to say," he said in conversation w…
Dylan Love
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Ken Lerer, Martin Clarke, Rich Riley And More at IGNITION 2013
Ken Lerer is a modest guy with a huge taste for disruption. That’s why we’re delighted that he’ll b…
Spencer Reiss
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The deal that created Ben Lerer's new media empire, Group Nine, totaled $585 million
A big part of the creation of Group Nine came down to Lerer's family, he told Business Insider in O…
Nathan McAlone
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Ben Lerer spent his 20s building an email startup for 'civilized bros' - here's how he turned that into a $580 million media company
The philosophy was, if we're going to build the biggest digital holding company for a bunch of reas…
Anna Mazarakis,Alyson Shontell
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Thrillist CEO Ben Lerer explains why Discovery just invested $100 million and made him a new media mogul
"You get to pick your head up from the grind of constant fundraising," he says. "Of worrying where …
Nathan McAlone
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The Lerer Family Launches The Dodo, Which Is Arguably The Smartest Media Company In The World
Today, TheDodo went live with funding from Greycroft, Softbank Capital, Sterling Equities, RRE and …
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Digital media companies Group Nine Media and Refinery29 are said to be in talks to merge
Group Nine Media is the product of a rollup of NowThis, The Dodo, Thrillist, and Seeker. It formed …
Lucia Moses
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How an animal lover turned her passion into The Dodo, a booming ~$40 million startup, in 2 years
Video has become a major focus for publishers and social platforms over the last ten months. That's…
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BuzzFeed raises another $200 million at the same valuation it had last year
This summer, BuzzFeed split into two pieces: news and entertainment, which is mostly video-focused.…
Nathan McAlone
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A Media Company Devoted To Stories About Animals Just Raised $4.6 Million
"In the past, caring about animals has been dismissed as radical, or overly sentimental, but now it…
Maya Kosoff
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NBCUniversal doubles its bet on BuzzFeed to $400 million
This summer, BuzzFeed split into two pieces: news and entertainment, which is mostly video-focused.…
Nathan McAlone
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After Months Of Disagreements, Here's Why Insiders Say BuzzFeed President Jon Steinberg Left
When Steinberg realized Peretti wasn't interested in selling BuzzFeed, he began soul searching. He …
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German publishing powerhouse Axel Springer buys Business Insider at a whopping $442 million valuation
Mathias Döpfner, CEO of Axel Springer SE: "With the acquisition of Business Insider, we continue wi…
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Buzzfeed Source Snorts At Report Of $200 Million Raise, Calls It Crazy
A company spokesperson declined to comment on the funding rumors. Our assumption is that Buzzfeed m…
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What you need to know in advertising today
Unilever marketing chief Keith Weed demanded more accountability from the 'walled gardens' of Faceb…
Tanya Dua
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This Dutch nursing home has found a brilliant way to help college students save money
The Dutch are not the only ones taking advantage of this type of program. Nursing homes in France, …
Ryan Gorman
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Social Video Startup NowThis News Launches The First-Ever News Channel On Instagram
The focus on Instagram video was inspired by the popularity of Twitter's Vine app. Instagram is als…
Alyson Shontell
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Bitcoin, Bionics, Wearables, Internet Of Things, And The Future Of Media All Coming To IGNITION
We'll also explore how technology is changing how we dress (wearables), manage our households (Inte…
Valerie Reimer
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Tech investors are betting $4 million that a funky ice-cream shop in Brooklyn can spread across the US
Ample Hills ships to people around the country using dry ice and Styrofoam containers. Right now, t…
Nathan McAlone
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Mike Bloomberg Might Spend Even More Than $50 Million On His New Gun-Control Group
At its core, Everytown for Gun Safety will unite two other Bloomberg-backed gun control groups; May…