James Evelegh talks to Marcus Fairs, founder and editor-in-chief of architecture and design magazine Dezeen about:
• how getting fired led to launching Dezeen
• his global aspirations and $20 initial investment
• how Kanye West gave him his first big break
• why it's important to have a moral compass
• why journalism is undervalued but is something worth standing up for
• how they coped with Covid when their business model was collapsing all around them
• why he had to mend fences with the Italians
• why a design-led website has kept essentially the same design for the last 14 years
• why, despite predictions, advertising is still their biggest revenue stream
• their MVP approach to NPD
• why new owners JP/Politikens are such a good fit
• what the future holds for Dezeen
• and much more...
(This interview was recorded on 25th March.)
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