Comments on: UK tech journalists who made millions via the Internet http://escherman.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/uk-tech-journalists-who-made-millions-via-the-internet/ Andrew Bruce Smith of escherman on technology PR. And George Orwell. Mostly. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Andrew Bruce Smith http://escherman.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/uk-tech-journalists-who-made-millions-via-the-internet/#comment-440 Andrew Bruce Smith Wed, 07 May 2008 11:22:05 +0000 http://escherman.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-440 Let's not forget Moreover as well. As he himself said, "Moreover was a passion, a business to which I was totally committed; the business is pretty robust, but my shares are only worth anything on paper. The second business was an accident, growing out of an occasional cocktail party; in mid-2000, out of greed and nervousness as much as anything else, I and the other founders sold the company, and received an unexpected windfall. Financially, I have done better out of timing than hard work." Let’s not forget Moreover as well. As he himself said, “Moreover was a passion, a business to which I was totally committed; the business is pretty robust, but my shares are only worth anything on paper. The second business was an accident, growing out of an occasional cocktail party; in mid-2000, out of greed and nervousness as much as anything else, I and the other founders sold the company, and received an unexpected windfall.
Financially, I have done better out of timing than hard work.”

]]> By: Richard Bailey http://escherman.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/uk-tech-journalists-who-made-millions-via-the-internet/#comment-439 Richard Bailey Wed, 07 May 2008 10:07:51 +0000 http://escherman.wordpress.com/?p=410#comment-439 I was wondering when you were going to mention Nick Denton. He, too, was a Financial Times journalist turned serial entrepreneur (First Tuesday, Gawker Media). There's also a paradox in here. Good journalists are observers and commentators. Entrepreneurs are doings and decision takers. Journalists turned successful entrepreneurs will always, I suspect, be few in number. I was wondering when you were going to mention Nick Denton. He, too, was a Financial Times journalist turned serial entrepreneur (First Tuesday, Gawker Media).

There’s also a paradox in here. Good journalists are observers and commentators. Entrepreneurs are doings and decision takers. Journalists turned successful entrepreneurs will always, I suspect, be few in number.

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