There is certainly a strong sense that the site's hyper-local coverage is hitting gaps left by the tabloids, digitally torn between citywide and national coverage. Run by a young woman, Leela de Kretser, who has beat reporters working from laptops dotted round the city rather than from expensive midtown offices or SoHo lofts, DNAinfo has time and cost structure on its side ...
Having spent more than 35 years helping to build and run the world's largest online brokerage, Joe Ricketts today has returned to his roots, focusing on a variety of entrepreneurial and philanthropic ventures.
A pioneer in the use of technology to revolutionize the financial services sector – as well as an international leader in developing new services for the self-directed investor – Mr. Ricketts founded ...