John Necef
Member since August 25, 2020
- About
Entrepreneur
I wanted my work to be aligned with my sense of purpose.
Builder.io, Strava, Robinhood
The New Paper was founded with a clear mission: overcome sensational media by making fact-first news easy to consume.
While there is a general recognition of the problem we're solving (i.e. many folks agree that news media is increasingly noisy and polarized), no one was solving it in a meaningful way. So, my co-founder and I created The New Paper to be the solution.
Rewarding: Being able to focus my energy on something that I find meaningful.
Frustrating: The ongoing existence of the problem we're trying to solve as a company. When you're building something from scratch, you can't solve big issues overnight (as much as you want to). Thankfully that frustration translates to continued motivation for the team.
Founding a new company is essentially a series of mistakes (that you learn from) until they don't look like mistakes anymore. The first one you need to make is probably being a bit overly optimistic about the odds of success; otherwise, you'd never start in the first place. After that, I think it's increasingly specific to the person and the problem you’re trying to solve.
Follow the mission, work with people you respect and trust, remember to enjoy the journey
John is co-founder of The New Paper, a media company focused on making fact-first news easy to consume.
By summarizing the day’s top stories into a text message-based news digest, The New Paper helps people start their day with a common set of facts. It offers a 7-day free trial, and then charge $5 per month per user.
Learn more at: https://thenewpaper.co/learnmore
