Melvin
21/12/05
Clearly how much Botchford makes then and now is unknown. However, there is a recent Slate article that delves into this startup.
How Long Can the Athletic Grow Like a Tech Disruptor if It Reads Like Every Other Sports Page?
In my experience start ups have always paid more than the standard because they need to attract people away from more secure employers.
This is exactly right.
We can debate all day about their business model and whether or not they are going to survive, but we know what kind of money they have from their VCs and there is no doubt they are paying big bucks to get guys like Ken Rosenthal and Joe Posnanski.