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Articles by Jeff Israely

Jeff Israely is a former Time magazine correspondent, first in Rome and later in Paris. He has launched a global news startup, Worldcrunch, and occasionally writes about the startup process for the Lab.
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December 12, 2011
Jeff Israely: For a news startup, fundraising isn’t just paying the bills: It’s how strategy gets built
Our startup correspondent, building Worldcrunch in Paris, reports on the challenges of getting investors interested in funding professional content.
June 14, 2011
Jeff Israely: A foreign correspondent must be both hunter and gatherer
February 22, 2011
Jeff Israely: Building a news org in order to support good journalists
December 14, 2010
Jeff Israely: Speeding up a startup, but slowing down at the same time
November 10, 2010
Jeff Israely: An idea and a brand come together as Worldcrunch
September 27, 2010
Jeff Israely: Juggling on a tightrope, aiming for a news startup’s launch
July 13, 2010
Jeff Israely: With partners found, figuring out how best to link up
June 3, 2010
Jeff Israely: The line between “content” and “journalism,” and deciding which side I want to be on
April 23, 2010
Jeff Israely: In Paris, romance is in the air — but is a business model?
March 16, 2010
Jeff Israely: Transatlantic nightblogging, the hunt for a partner, and other startup lessons
February 16, 2010
Jeff Israely: Lessons learned in Year 1 of a magazine correspondent’s (would-be) online news startup
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