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Dev tools · April 1, 2016

Software Daily: Building a Media Company for Millennials

Mic's VP of Product talks engineering, product, scalability

Software Daily: Building a Media Company for Millennials launched on April 1, 2016 with 56 votes, #1,326 of 4,301 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

What it does

“Millenials deeply care about software, in the sense where if something doesn’t work as it should, it’s forgotten immediately – if you build an app and there are bugs, you’re done.” Mic.com is a media company focused on news for millennials. Anthony Sessa is the VP of product at Mic.com, and he joins us to […]

Mic.com is a media company focused on news for millennials. Anthony Sessa is the VP of product at Mic.com, and he joins us to talk about the engineering of a modern news organization tailored to young people. We discuss data engineering, frontend technologies, and how to migrate away from WordPress. We also explore how to build a successful media company today, and how millennials want to consume news and software. Subscribe to the Software Engineering Daily newsletter for a curated look at the best and newest from the software engineering community. By clicking Sign Up you’re confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions. Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and…from softwareengineeringdaily.com

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