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“What’s happened with a lot of these local [news sites] — and rightfully so — is that they’ve been really focused on building out editorial functions. But oftentimes, these news organizations aren’t started by people that have business or entrepreneurship backgrounds, so that’s been lacking in this space.”
“Everybody who’s tried hyperlocal has done it with traditional stories. This isn’t that. This is a completely different approach to connecting people with the community and engaging with them.”