E1097 Understanding the travel collapse & how media can thrive going forward with Skift's Rafat Ali

Show Notes: 0:00 Start 0:33 Jason intros Skift Founder Rafat Ali & they discuss Jason hiring Rafat in the early 2000's, having younger Jason as a crazy boss 12:30 LinkedIn Jobs - Get a $50 credit toward your first job post at https://www.linkedin.com/twist 14:18 Skift's amazing capital efficiency, steady growth, "eating what you kill", Jason coming back to NY 20:41 COVID's impact on Skift, being 3 weeks away from going under & surviving 26:05 Squarespace - save 10% by using code TWIST at https://www.squarespace.com 27:59 Rafat done being feisty on Twitter & why he is writing more now 33:04 Taking a 1000+ person event fully virtual 40:15 What is the proper cadence for virtual events, is there a way to bundle it into a subscription? 42:43 Putting up a paywall, hiring researchers vs. journalists, finding meaning at work 51:35 Starting PaidContent.org while working for Jason, why blogs took off 56:46 Benefits of remote work & hiring from anywhere, which media companies will have an advantage going forward 1:09:43 Which areas of travel are prospering, Airbnb IPO & when travel will fully bounce back?