EPISODE · Jul 13, 2023 · 40 MIN
Founder's Footnotes: Sherrell Dorsey on Running a Black Media Startup
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This episode focuses on Black media startups and what it takes to make them sustainable. We sit down with data journalist SHERRELL DORSEY, who offers candid insights into her process after announcing that her technology news platform, The Plug, would shut down after seven years. Producer and reporter JOYCE PHILIPPE guides the conversation, and the pair discuss the importance of claiming your value, building community as a founder, funding solutions, and knowing when to pivot. --------- The opinions heard in this episode belong to the individuals who made them and not to NYABJ. Music by HoliznaRAPS.
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This episode focuses on Black media startups and what it takes to make them sustainable. We sit down with data journalist SHERRELL DORSEY, who offers candid insights into her process after announcing that her technology news platform, The Plug, would shut down after seven years. Producer and reporter JOYCE PHILIPPE guides the conversation, and the pair discuss the importance of claiming your value, building community as a founder, funding solutions, and knowing when to pivot. --------- The opinions heard in this episode belong to the individuals who made them and not to NYABJ. Music by HoliznaRAPS.
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