We organised a stage last February in London to present two innovative startups, whose main purpose is the find a viable Business Model, while paying their contributors.
#mlsLDN 21st February 2014 @WarnerYard -- 1st Talk // Vincent Dignan - founder at Planet Ivy Vincent Dignan is the co-Founder of Planet Ivy, a social writting plateform dedicated to 18 to 25-year-olds with articles written by people in that age category. Contributors from around the world are now writting on the plateform. He will explain how he manages to create a media with a smart business model that allows him to pay its contributors. Vincent Dignan was also a speaker at News:rewired last september. -- 2nd Talk // William Stolerman - founder at The News Hub William is a journalist and the Founder of The News Hub, a news platform where anyone can publish content, and anyone can earn money from their content (if it's good). Prior to The News Hub, William was the Editor-in-Chief of a Hong Kong men's magazine. The News Hub is aiming to solve most of the issues facing the news industry today. When I talked to William, he shared with me his thoughts and actions to make a new kind of media, based on valuable content. The News Hub has three revenue streams: display advertising and two that are TBA. The News Hub is about to go live and we will have the chance to hear from the Founder about the upcoming launch with more than 200 contributors.