Transforming News Media, Marketplaces and Crowd-funding | SG Podcast Episode 137 with Sam Anthony

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Transforming News Media, Marketplaces and Crowd-funding | SG Podcast Episode 137 with Sam Anthony

Josh Schachnow

Jun 24, 2025

Transcript

This was a fun episode as I went a little off script from the traditional solopreneur, although we still touched on it plenty.

Here’s why:

Sam runs a news site called Yournews.com which is flipping the script on the entire news industry. While he’s already scaled beyond a traditional solopreneur, the business model, relation to content creation and his experience were too much to pass on as a guest
News, content creation, journalism and more are being transformed by tech and AI, so I thought the timing was great to discuss all 3
His website gives independent journalists - aka solopreneurs - an opportunity to earn an income online by doing what they love, and I wanted to highlight that

And of course, many more topics, lessons and stories that we covered.

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Description

In this episode of the Solopreneur Grind podcast, host Josh Schachnow chats with Sam Anthony, founder of YourNews.com, about the future of news media and entrepreneurship. Sam discusses his venture into a hyper-local news platform, covering everything from local events to national news.

He explains the downfall of traditional media, the transition to digital platforms, and the new ways to monetize news through local journalism. Sam also shares insights on his journey from investment banking to creating a scalable news model, and the role of equity crowd funding in raising capital for startups.