Ever wondered how exactly to go from being borderline alchy to rich and semi-famous? Just do what Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby did: surround yourself with semi-successful media professionals who enjoy drunken benders as much as you do (we suggest the New York Post's Steve Dunleavy, or one of those perma-tipsy Rush & Molloy assistants) and then find a way to turn your appreciation for all things hard liquor into a profitable online venture!
Laurel Touby turned her popular cocktail parties into a high-traffic Web site for job-seeking media and creative professionals. Yesterday, she sold mediabistro.com, the company that sprang from those mixers, for $23 million. The Jupitermedia Corporation, an Internet research company that also sells photos and art, agreed to pay $20 million in cash and an additional $3 million over two years for the company.
As for our own career plans, we've got two wine coolers in the fridge and a half-empty (or is it half-full?) bottle of Absolut vodka in the freezer, and a six-pack of Rolling Rock. Which means, it's time to play 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!'
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[...] wasn't drinking away the pain so much as trying to follow in the illustrious footsteps of binge drinker-turned-Mediabistro mogul, Laurel [...]
[...] wasn't drinking away the pain so much as trying to follow in the illustrious footsteps of binge drinker-turned-Mediabistro mogul, Laurel [...]
[...] "Please join me at Michael's Restaurant on Wednesday, July 25, in raising a toast to TVNewser's Brian Stelter, as he sets out to leave the confines of the blogosphere for the print world," writes Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby, who's not exactly having a bad week herself. [...]
[...] "Please join me at Michael's Restaurant on Wednesday, July 25, in raising a toast to TVNewser's Brian Stelter, as he sets out to leave the confines of the blogosphere for the print world," writes Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby, who's not exactly having a bad week herself. [...]
[...] “Please join me at Michael’s Restaurant on Wednesday, July 25, in raising a toast to TVNewser’s Brian Stelter, as he sets out to leave the confines of the blogosphere for the print world,” writes Mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby, who’s not exactly having a bad week herself. [...]