A Decade Later: The Extraordinary Entrepreneurial Class of 2012
Hundreds of media entrepreneurs have joined our program to develop new ventures since we welcomed our first cohort in 2011. Many have gone on to develop successful ventures around the world, including numerous members of the class of 2012. Ten years later, participants in that cohort are earning journalism awards, serving millions of readers, and generating millions of dollars in revenue. We’re sharing an update on that cohort to answer the question of how participants end up faring in the long run. The true test of entrepreneurial success is what happens over a decade, not a few months. So the remarkable thing about this cohort as we look back on its growth over a decade is not just what its 16 members did during the intensive semester they spent on campus — but the consistent growth and impact these founders have led since.At the end of his term in the EJCP program, Noah Rosenberg launched Narratively, a multimedia platform dedicated to original storytelling. In recent years, the company has signed deals with NBC, Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros. TV for film and television adaptations. Its site attracts hundreds of thousands of monthly page views. Adda Birnir launched Skillcrush to help make coding and other digital skills more accessible. More than 10 years later, more than 350,000 people have taken courses on the site, earning millions of dollars for the company. Adda herself was named one of “20 Women to Watch in Media’’ by the Columbia Journalism Review and one of the “30 Most Important Women in Tech” by Business Insider.
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