INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Extra Crunch is nowpast its first birthday
Room writer Alex Wilhelm returned to the publication to help grow Extra Crunch, though he still writes for the main site as well
His daily columns dig into the financial side of the startup world and have resonated deeply with our audience, so I wanted to talk to him
the paywall so everyone can learn a bit about how we approach our work at A Technology News Room so we can better serve our audience of
founders, operators, tech fans and investors.Read on for an unvarnished look at our process, from two of our own
And I think that one thing that the news media does traditionally quite well, is to present everyone with a set of facts.But one thing that
their journalistic status
themes and narratives to help explain the world around me on topics that I find interesting
column could help someone become a better founder, or are you offering more specialized knowledge?If founders wanted to understand more
about the world around them, it is a useful read.You can certainly build a company with blinders on and just run straight forward
If you wanted a broader view, I hope that my column will help
I worked for a startup in Chicago during college
Then I also worked for a startup in Portland and I founded a company with some friends called Contenture
A Technology News Room covered us back in the day when I was in college, and the dissolution of that startup got me into writing
And this is the job that I want
Maybe down the road as my perspectives, you know, change maybe, but I love writing
markets and more VCs who are demanding profitability, is this a good time to launch a startup? Or is this a bad time? Or is it just as dodgy
fundraising market does change and become a bit more stiff and strict, it will be nothing compared to how bad it was in 2008
And nothing as bad as it was 2000 and 2001
I would get out there and go do it
A Technology News Room as an organization is now doing three things at once