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The biggest mistakes of media startups

The biggest mistakes of media startups

For starters, they don't know the difference between money and value

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James Breiner
Dec 30, 2020
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You’re reading the My News Biz newsletter, which I send every Thursday. My goal is to help media entrepreneurs like you find a sustainable business model.

Recently I was asked on a podcast, “What are the biggest mistakes that startups make?”

The No. 1 mistake that journalists and publishers make is to ask people to pay for their product without knowing wh…

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