Sitting Down with Adam Ostrow of Mashable – Part 1: Intro
December 1, 2008 :: Steve FisherThis is Part 1 of a 4 part interview.
It says on his web site that “Adam Ostrow is a new media entrepreneur, consultant, and commentator”. Some might call him a serial entrepreneur, others as a mover and shaker here in the DC tech community and abroad. Me? I just call him Adam.
Many have heard of Adam through his role as Editor in Chief at Mashable. Mashable was founded by Pete Cashmore and is at the forefront of covering the latest technologies, trends, and individuals that are driving the current evolution of the Web. The site has grown to more than 175,000 RSS subscribers and several million monthly viewers. This is due in large part to the quality of content under the guidance of Adam.
But that is only the tip of the entrepreneurial iceberg that is Adam Ostrow.
As it states in his bio, “In addition to his work at Mashable, in March, 2008, Adam acquired and became CEO of ReadBurner, a news aggregator that analyzes what people are sharing with their social networks on a variety of services to determine the best content across the Web. The site has been covered on leading industry publications including VentureBeat, ReadWriteWeb, Webware, and many more.”
It goes on to say “He also was previously co-founder of one of the earliest and most successful online blogging communities: MindSay. Since its launch in 2003, MindSay has registered nearly 200,000 users who maintain blogs, upload photos and videos, and interact with friends by utilizing the site’s social networking features.”
So you can see that he is one busy guy. I am happy to report that I recently had the opportunity to chat with Adam about his entrepreneurial ventures, his work at Mashable and get his take on the evolving tech landscape.
Over the next few days we talk with Adam about his work at Mashable, his thoughts on Entrepreneurship and wrap up with a bit of introspection.
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