“The Next Phase of The Information”: On Heels of Axios Sale, Jessica Lessin Talks Subs, Start-Ups, and V.C. Money

Since its creation nearly nine years ago, The Information has built itself into a solid subscription business that consistently delivers analysis and scoops about the tech world, primarily to a lucrative audience of high-flying C-suite-ers. Founder and CEO (and Vanity Fair New Establishment alumna) Jessica Lessin wouldn’t cough up just how many subscribers the publication now has, but she did share a personnel move that stands to take its reader-revenue mojo to the next level: The Information has hired News Corp veteran Karl Wells as its first chief commercial officer, a role that reflects, according to Lessin, how “we’re really… Read Full Article