Why do you think the odds are low? Seems like he’s figured out the model and now it’s a matter of scaling (not saying scaling is easy - but he’s scaled many other businesses)
The odds of this working are low. But with Andrew leading it, could be much, much higher. I think this is gonna be awesome.https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1300823531912007681 …
In 2019, I set out to do something simple:
Recreate the local newspaper in digital form, by creating a simple daily newsletter focused on Victoria, Canada, my home town 
I hired a journalist and we started sending out a quick summary of what’s happening every day at 7AM... https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1189248360156405761 …
I hired a journalist and we started sending out a quick summary of what’s happening every day at 7AM... https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1189248360156405761 …
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CEO of AOL tried local news with Patch, Jason Calacanis tried, Business Insider founder tried. Main point is that no one's actually figured it out despite how obvious it seems like a profitable business.
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