Prof G Markets · Sunday, September 6, 2026
Jim Van Der Hey, co-founder and CEO of Axios, discusses the significant impact of technological shifts, like the rise of the internet and AI, on the media industry. He reflects on the founding of Politico in 2007 and how it capitalized on these changes, becoming a rapid success.
“So if you go back 20 years ago, it's early 2007 is when Politico launched.”
“We probably pioneered kind of speed in voice in journalism.”
“Politico was a rocket ship, by I mean, I think at four months after we launched the company, I was on stage co-moderating a presidential debate that we co-sponsored, unheard of for a new media company.”