Recode Media

Zach Seward started Quartz, sold it, and bought it back. Now what?

Recode Media ›

44:32 | Dec 31st, 2020

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Zach Seward co-founded Quartz, the brainy business news site, in 2012. Six years later, it had a new owner, and two years after that, Seward bought it back. Now he’s trying to maintain Quartz’s invent...Show More



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aliceko recommended:Feb 14th, 2021

Zach said it best: Quartz is like the modern version of The Economist. There's a reason that the only media membership I have is with Quartz. I had no idea that the co-founder and the management team repurchased the media co from the previous owners. This makes me excited for the future of Quartz. I...Show More

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lonelybob recommended:Feb 11th, 2021

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mm recommended:Feb 11th, 2021

A transparent behind-the-scenes look at Quartz strategy now that the co-founder and the management team has repurchased the media co from the previous owners. You can hear real-time what the CEO and cofounder is thinking. Really interesting to note that Quartz' movement towards a "social" news platf...Show More

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mmFeb 11th, 2021

@aliceko Episode about Quartz that might be interesting for you.

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alicekoFeb 14th, 2021

@mm Thanks, love this

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