John Yedinak
@jryedinak
Media entrepreneur — prev co-founder of @agingmedia, sold in 2023.
I’m tired of all the doom and gloom about the future of digital media… so I wrote something about it. The future of digital media is vertical. link.medium.com/K2w86IxxpU
Look at these numbers you’ll understand the beauty of premium b2b media brands Only thing that’s missing is the EBITDA number which is really what drives valuations But you can see why premium b2b assets are always in demand
I asked ChatGPT to come up with estimates & compare strategies of three of *the* most premium business media/info companies: @theinformation, @BoF & of course @Skift. Fascinatingly, all in similar topline range if this is accurate-ish, with three contrasting ways to get there.
Not much better than seeing your good friends succeed - up 88% YOY @AdamRy_n and the @workweekinc team are rocking 🔥
Momentum is everything. In 2022, just six months into Workweek, we lit up Q2 with millions in revenue booked. The business was on fire. In 2023, we built on that and grew 118% year over year in Q2. Another breakout result. But in 2024, the pace slowed. We still grew 55%, but…
10 year old junior reporter Silas had over 40 questions ready to go in his reporters notebook when he arrived to Oakmont on Tuesday morning. The one he picked for Bryson was great!
This is the part of the new job at @a16z that I’m most excited about: Building an incredible team. I’ve been deeply impressed by the level of talent and ambition here and I’m pumped to build off it. We’re hiring for the following roles first at the intersection of media,…
If you do one thing today, make sure you watch this.
Media and newsletter companies are addicted to paid growth—and now they’re panicking as it gets harder. Aging Media nearly hit $10M in revenue with less than 70K subscribers and zero paid growth. We bet big on editorial instead. Still think it’s the best long-term play.
Media companies need to evolve into a marketing services-driven business to attract higher EBITDA multiples, data from new 2025 Collingwood report Advertising business= 3-5x Branded content + distribution = 6-7x Integrated solution provider = 8-9x Demand engine = 10-11x…
Amazing outcome for @eriktorenberg - couldn’t have happened to a better person. Interesting path for a podcast/media company as well, excited to see how it all plays out
I’m excited to share that: 1. I’m joining Andreessen Horowitz as a general partner. 2. a16z has acquired Turpentine. Everything I’ve worked on over my career has been around investing and building products/networks/media for founders — a16z is the perfect place for me…