Can content really be profitable?

Fred Mwangaguhunga, Mediatakeout, Content

I’m about to do an interview with a founder whose company you don’t know, but I assure you it’s a massively successful site.

Once you get to know this company, you’re going to realize that you’ve actually seen a lot of the stories that they’ve broken but probably didn’t realize it. Today’s guest is Fred Mwangaguhunga. The company is MediaTakeOut, an online gossip site.

I want to understand if content can really be profitable in a world where it’s tough to get anyone to come to your site because everyone seems to be on social networks.

Fred Mwangaguhunga

Mediatakeout

Fred Mwangaguhunga is the founder of MediaTakeOut, an online gossip site.

Andrew: Hey, everyone, my name is Andrew Warner and I’m about to do an interview with a founder whose company you don’t know, but I assure you it’s a massively successful site. And I’m also going to tell you that once you get to know this company, you’re going to realize that you’ve actually seen a lot of the stories that they’ve broken but probably didn’t realize it. His name is Fred, the founder’s name is Fred Mwangaguhunga.

Fred: That’s right.

Andrew: Did I get it right?

Fred: You did, you did.

Andrew: Let me say it again like a man and not like a questioning child. Mwangaguhunga.

Fred: That’s right, that’s it.

Andrew: How would you pronounce it?

Fred: I would say Mwangaguhunga.

Andrew: Okay. And you’re from Uganda, right? That’s where the name came from?

Fred: Yeah, my parents were born in Uganda, I’m from New York...

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