Unicorns Rethought
Heads up! Yet another tech billionaire now owns a media empire, and a notable one at that.
“Austin Russell became the youngest self-made billionaire in 2021; now he owns Forbes,” TechCrunch reported.
The problem is, no matter that tech wunderkinds might have made a fortune in their chosen fields and become vaunted in the media: that doesn’t translate into the ability to run a media property being in one’s wheelhouse. It’s terra incognita and always a good idea to stay in one’s lane, from what we can tell as a result of tech billionaire devouring media stalwarts so far.