An interesting thing I think nobody seems to be talking about with this deal is the marriage between media platforms and venture capital [1] There are big ince

An interesting thing I think nobody seems to be talking about with this deal is the marriage between media platforms and venture capital [1] There are big incentives for investors to take part in media plays. Look at some recent patterns: - PandoDaily backed by Peter Theil, Tony Hseih, SV Angel Lerer Ventures, etc… - BusinessInsider backed by Bezos, Marc Andreeson, RRE, and more (to the tune of $30M+!) - Washington Post owned by Bezos - BuzzFeed itself was co-founded by Kenneth Lerer of Lerer Ventures (same team behind HuffPo) Even if there are firewalls and a commitment to journalistic autonomy/integrity, when you invested in a media company, your interests align with theirs from the very top. [1] http://crewlab.net/buzzfeed http://crewlab.net/buzzfeed