Episode 55
How To Start A News App Startup (& Fix Everything That's Broken About Journalism in 2025) - w/ Anugrah
Quitting a BCG job to fix broken news apps sounds dramatic until you sit with what actually pushed the decision. This episode is about the part people skip: the frustration, the tradeoffs, and the strange clarity that shows up when you stop pretending the old system is fine.
Who this is for
- You are building something real and need the unpolished version before the launch post.
- You would rather hear Anugrah's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.
Key takeaways
- Start A News App Startup (& Fix Everything That's Broken About Journalism in 2025) - w/ Anugrah
- I was still at BCG. You called out the all eyes on Rafa movement on social media because probably everybody and their...
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I like to think of broad as an experiment in beggar journalism. It's a very simple business model that we have. Every day you get one highquality story from us which could be across a range of
from us which could be across a range of topics and our USP is that the article or the story that you get from would be very friendly and accessible. I'm Nam Pande and in this episode feature not
Pande and in this episode feature not expert is Anugra Agnihotri. Anugurra is the founder of dot which as you'll see is a very fresh and unique take on online journalism. Anugurra quit his job
online journalism. Anugurra quit his job as a consultant at BCG after his MBA to dive into his founder journey full-time. I don't know if I'm supposed to say this, but a lot of the gown work happened when I was still at BCG. You called out the
I was still at BCG. You called out the all eyes on Rafa movement on social media because probably everybody and their grandma has heard of that. You have to choose between who is reading my
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Quitting a BCG job to fix broken news apps sounds dramatic until you sit with what actually pushed the decision. This episode is about the part people skip: the frustration, the tradeoffs, and the strange clarity that shows up when you stop pretending the old system is fine.
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