Reddit’s Roxy Young on growing the site’s user base (especially among women)

The Athletic co-founder Adam Hansmann: ‘We believe there is a $1b company to build here’

DTC holding company Pattern’s Emmett Shine: ‘Brands have become tribes’

The New York Times’ Sam Dolnick: ‘The Weekly’ is about reaching a new audience for the Times

MetLife US CMO Hugh Dineen: Startups are challenging the status quo while old CPG marketers are standing still

Bloomberg Media CEO Justin Smith: Media is ‘going through a process of slimming down’

Atoms founders Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali: Physical retail makes customers feel like you’re adding value to their lives

Slate president Charlie Kammerer on podcast ad revenue climbing to half of revenue

ThredUp president Anthony Marino: ‘Facebook’s not getting any cheaper or easier for advertisers’

Insider’s Pete Spande on balancing subscriptions and advertising

DTC Era

The Laundress co-founder Lindsey Boyd: Retaining customers is more important than acquiring new ones

USA Today’s Kris Barton on building publishing products that also make money

The Fader’s Andy Cohn: Being multiplatform is ‘the only way to stay alive’