Hubspot Does the Hustle (257)

<p>Twitter was abuzz this week when <a href= "https://www.axios.com/hubspot-acquisition-the-hustle-0e1743eb-d29c-4caf-a419-7fd2584b1307.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hubspot announced their purchase of newsletter/small-business media company the Hustle</a>. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. That said, everyone is very happy (except tech companies and traditional media).</p> <p>Clubhouse, now worth a billion dollars, <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/01/how-clubhouse-plans-to-make-money.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says it's getting into the subscription game</a>. Good idea? Maybe...but a better idea for Twitter.</p> <p>The boys go in-depth on the <a href= "https://web-strategist.com/blog/2021/01/30/the-future-of-social-audio-startups-roadmap-business-models-and-a-forecast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">future of social audio</a>. Joe is high on the idea...Robert is meh at best.</p> <p>Rants and raves includes <a href= "https://www.inc.com/justin-bariso/tim-cook-may-have-just-ended-facebook.html"> Tim Cook's war on Facebook</a> and how the <a href= "https://www.cjr.org/analysis/andreessen-horowitz-silicon-valley-venture-capital-media.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Columbia Journalism Review is uber bias</a>.</p> <p>Catch past episodes show notes at <a href= "https://www.thisoldmarketing.site/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ThisOldMarketing.site</a>.</p>