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Xconomy
2017 Xconomy, Inc. logo.png
Type of site
 Technology news & media company
Available in English
Owner Xconomy, Inc.
Created by
Robert Buderi (founder) & Rebecca Zacks (co-founder)
Editor Robert Buderi
Website www.xconomy.com
Commercial Yes
Launched 2007; 12 years ago (2007)

Xconomy is a Boston, Massachusetts-based media company providing news on business, life sciences, and technology[1] focusing on the regions of Boston, Boulder/Denver, Detroit, Indiana, New York City, Raleigh-Durham, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Texas, Wisconsin, and beyond.[1][2] The website was launched in June 2007 by Founder Robert Buderi, former Editor-in-Chief of MIT's Technology Review, and Co-Founder Rebecca Zacks, the former managing editor of the New England Journal of Medicine's daily e-newsletter Physician’s First Watch.[3][4] Xconomy content covers "local personalities, companies, and technological trends to business and technology leaders" with a target audience of "entrepreneurs, business and technology executives and innovators, venture capitalists, angel investors, lawyers, and university researchers and officials."[1] It also features op-eds from the Xconomists, an ad hoc team of editorial advisors who are some of the country’s leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors.[5][6] Xconomy has been described as reflecting "the insiderish feel of, say, Politico, but with some of the familiarity that you might expect from a small town paper."[7]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Services


  • 3 The Xconomists


  • 4 References





History


Xconomy was founded in 2007 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[8] The original Xconomy site focused on the city of Boston, before opening another outlet in Seattle in 2008 and expanding to other key technology clusters afterward.[9][6] In 2016, Xconomy was acquired by Informa and moved its headquarters to Boston.[10]



Services


Since its founding, Xconomy has also entered the field of business-to-business event production, launched webinar and podcasting services (Xconomy Xpertise), and has formed a custom research and publishing arm (Xconomy Insight).[11][12] Xconomy also provides "underwriting programs, banner ads, display ads, and ad networks".[1]



The Xconomists


The Xconomists are a group of more than 400 leading technologists, scientists, and business innovators who share their views and insights on the Xconomy website.[4] They include:




  • David Baltimore – biologist & Nobel laureate


  • George Church – geneticist, molecular engineer, chemist & Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering founding member


  • Peter Diamandis – engineer, physician, entrepreneur (e.g., X Prize Foundation founder, Singularity University co-founder)


  • Esther Dyson – journalist, author, businesswoman, investor, commentator & philanthropist


  • Brad Feld – entrepreneur, author, blogger, & venture capitalist


  • Mary Lou Jepsen – technical executive (e.g., Facebook, Google) & co-founder of One Laptop per Child


  • Dean Kamen – engineer, inventor (e.g., Segway) & businessman (e.g., FIRST co-founder)


  • Vinod Khosla – engineer and businessman (e.g., Sun Microsystems co-founder)


  • Robert Langer – chemical engineer, scientist, entrepreneur & inventor

  • Sue Siegel – executive (e.g., GE Ventures) & venture capitalist


  • Marc Tessier-Lavigne – neuroscientist, executive (e.g., Genentech) & Stanford University president


  • Anne Wojcicki – biologist & entrepreneur (e.g., 23andMe co-founder)



References





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  2. ^ "Cities". Retrieved September 5, 2012.


  3. ^ Rafat Ali (February 11, 2009). "Business News Blog Network XConomy Gets Second Round Funding". CBS News via paidcontent.org. Retrieved September 5, 2012.


  4. ^ ab Xconomy (February 1, 2013). "About Our Mission, Team, and Ethics". Xconomy. Retrieved February 1, 2013.


  5. ^ Crotty, James Marshall. "What Should Students Study Now To Prepare For 10 Years From Now?". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-12-22.


  6. ^ ab "The Xconomy.com coverage and expansion strategy - Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.


  7. ^ "Xconomy Detroit Tracks Innovative Ventures with Innovative Journalism". Poynter. Retrieved 2018-01-02.


  8. ^ "Xconomy - Boston Millennia Partners". www.bostonmillenniapartners.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.


  9. ^ Scott Kirsner (June 3, 2010). "Xconomy planning to launch Silicon Valley site, ship Roush west". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 5, 2012.


  10. ^ PLC, Informa. "Informa.com - 2014-2016 Acquisitions". informa.com. Retrieved 2017-12-22.


  11. ^ Bruce Bigelow and Wade Roush (December 22, 2010). "At a Private Xconomy Dinner, Luminaries Debate the Future of Innovation in San Diego". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2012.


  12. ^ "Xpertise | Xconomy". Xconomy. Retrieved 2017-12-22.











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