Monday 27 September 2021

NYT: Media company co-founder almost tricked Goldman Sachs into a $40m investment by posing as YouTube executive

Ozy Media is a media startup widely believed to cook its traffic numbers and the New York Times has reported out its shenanigans in amazing fashion. Ben Smith reports that Ozy's co-founder tried to trick Goldman Sachs into investing $40m in the company by posing as a YouTube executive on a conference call. — Read the rest