Howdy, and welcome again to Fairness, the podcast in regards to the enterprise of startups, the place we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
That is our Wednesday present, the place we sit down with a visitor, speak about their work and dive deep into the remainder. This week we had Tony Stubblebine, the CEO of Medium.com, a publishing platform that he has helmed for greater than a 12 months.
Medium wants no introduction to the TechCrunch viewers. I’ve learn posts on its web site. You’ve got learn posts on its web site. I’m positive that I, and possibly even you, have written one thing there as effectively. We all know it, in different phrases.
You and I each are additionally conscious, nevertheless, that Medium has gone by way of various variations over time. Pivots, if you’ll. However what has been a gentle focus in Medium’s life in recent times has been its subscription enterprise. Medium presents a paid membership tier that prices $5 per 30 days or $50 per 12 months. And, Tony was prepared to share, it’s rising as soon as once more and is heading towards a reasonably key milestone.
We additionally obtained into:
- The enterprise of the written phrase.
- Medium’s stance on AI and what its posture says about how the corporate views the worth of writing. (Extra on the matter from TechCrunch right here.)
- Why Medium thinks that everybody has one thing price saying.
There’s just a little little bit of media insider chat throughout this podcast, which I used to be unable to self-edit away from the dialog. However, even if you’re not a author, Medium is a captivating startup saga.
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