Rob Fishman | |
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Born | citation needed]
Scarsdale, New York, U.S. | March 31, 1986 [
Alma mater |
Cornell University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
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Rob Fishman (born March 31, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and writer.
Fishman was born in Scarsdale, New York. He is the great-nephew of 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt and Marilyn Berger. [1]
He graduated from Cornell University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. [2]
In 2013, Fishman's first company was sold to BuzzFeed, [3] BuzzFeed's first acquisition. [4] Subsequently, in 2013, Fishman co-founded Niche, a marketing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2015 for $50 million. [5] In its first year of operations, Niche earned $1 million in revenue. [6] As part of Twitter, Niche has become a "significant revenue driver" for the social network. [7] In November 2016, Fortune reported that Fishman had confirmed his departure from Twitter. [8]
Fishman worked as social media editor for The Huffington Post, contributing editor for BuzzFeed, and has written for Slate, New York, and The Daily Beast. [9] [10] Fishman's coverage of the Cornell gorge suicides in 2010 for The Huffington Post gained widespread attention. [11] In 2013, a story he wrote for BuzzFeed, claiming that "the social media editor is dead," led to a firestorm from new media journalists. [12] [13][ page needed] [14] [15]
In 2015, Fishman was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list. [16] In 2016, he produced Alexander IRL, a teen comedy film starring Nathan Kress that was acquired by YouTube Red. [17]
In 2017, Fishman founded Brat TV, a video production startup in Los Angeles. [18]
Rob Fishman | |
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Born | citation needed]
Scarsdale, New York, U.S. | March 31, 1986 [
Alma mater |
Cornell University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Occupations |
|
Rob Fishman (born March 31, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and writer.
Fishman was born in Scarsdale, New York. He is the great-nephew of 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt and Marilyn Berger. [1]
He graduated from Cornell University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. [2]
In 2013, Fishman's first company was sold to BuzzFeed, [3] BuzzFeed's first acquisition. [4] Subsequently, in 2013, Fishman co-founded Niche, a marketing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2015 for $50 million. [5] In its first year of operations, Niche earned $1 million in revenue. [6] As part of Twitter, Niche has become a "significant revenue driver" for the social network. [7] In November 2016, Fortune reported that Fishman had confirmed his departure from Twitter. [8]
Fishman worked as social media editor for The Huffington Post, contributing editor for BuzzFeed, and has written for Slate, New York, and The Daily Beast. [9] [10] Fishman's coverage of the Cornell gorge suicides in 2010 for The Huffington Post gained widespread attention. [11] In 2013, a story he wrote for BuzzFeed, claiming that "the social media editor is dead," led to a firestorm from new media journalists. [12] [13][ page needed] [14] [15]
In 2015, Fishman was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list. [16] In 2016, he produced Alexander IRL, a teen comedy film starring Nathan Kress that was acquired by YouTube Red. [17]
In 2017, Fishman founded Brat TV, a video production startup in Los Angeles. [18]