Recovering Journalist: Growthspur – supporting local media entrepreneurs
August 3rd, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Editors' pick, Online Journalism
Mark Potts, founder of hyperlocal venture Backfence, discusses his latest venture: Growthspur, a new company aimed at finding new business models to support local news and information sources.
Jeff Jarvis helped develop the concept and Potts also has former Microsoft executive Dave Chase and co-founder of the Yale Entreprenuerial Insititute, Jennifer McFadden, on board.
Tags: co-founder, growthspur, Jeff Jarvis, Jennifer McFadden, Local media, local media entrepreneurs, local news, Mark Potts, microsoft, us, Yale, Yale Entreprenuerial Insititute
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August 12th, 2009 at 10:33 am
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