Sam Sethi
(He/Him)
Covers:
Podcasting, Business Startups, Entrepreneurs, Technology, Web3 and Bitcoin micropayments
Doesn't Cover:
Enterprise,
CEO @TrueFansFM, Radio Presenter, Podcaster @PodNews Weekly, Krav Maga (Martial Arts) Instructor, LFC Fan & Dad! All views here are mine and not my employers.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Editor and Blogger, I started Techcrunch Europe.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Fakenews on social media makes it harder to get out real news. But there is a flight to trusted quality news and people are paying for it,
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell the truth and report the facts.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or a call
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Zoom, Otter.AI, Descript, Audacity,
What's your favorite social network?
Currently, TikTok to understand the platform. But normally twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Professor Scott Galloway
Why did you become a journalist?
I love hearing stories of how people have a great idea, struggle to make it real and then eventually succeed against all the odds.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I 've broken many stories about companies merging or getting funding but the story that broke the internet was when I feel out with Arrington
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
start writing blog
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Huddle, I met the entrepreneurs and they eventually sold it for £400m
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many
What's your favorite drink?
Austrian Red Wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Teaching Martial Arts
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Medium
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That all the ideas have been done.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.