Video: Richard Rosenblatt, CEO Of Demand Media, On Bradford’s Hiring And Much More
As luck would have it, I was on my way to meet with Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt and key members of his team at the company’s Austin…
Inside the Mind of Demand Media’s Richard Rosenblatt
Demand Media, a Los Angles-based company started by former Intermix/MySpace CEO Richard Rosenblatt has earned the scorn for its content factory approach. With $200 million in revenues and profits, Rosenblatt is laughing all the way to the bank. My notes from a conversation with Rosenblatt
Start-Up Pitch Site Vator.TV Raises Second Angel Round
Vator.TV, the video site for startups to pitch themselves, has raised a second round of angel funding led by Venture Farm LLC. Also particip…
Party Update: Pluck Purchase Price
Earlier this month, when Demand Media purchased Pluck, the price wasn’t disclosed. But judging from a comment made last night at a post-merger shindig held in Austin, Texas, the social news software startup was worth $70 million. “I should have gotten a t-shirt for $70 million, and all I got was this,” Demand CEO Richard Rosenblatt said after Pluck CEO Dave Panos passed him a stack of presents. Inside was a Texas-sized lode of stereotypes from a cowboy hat to a bullwhip — which, if the economy continues to falter, Rosenblatt may need to crack.