How Long Will That 25 Million Last You Right Now?

One week after the launch of Semafor, Recode’s Peter Kafka flags down the news startup’s co-founder Ben Smith.

Who is Semafor for, really? How can a news startup based in NYC and Washington solve polarization? What, exactly, is a “Semaform” and what’s the point of it? And what New York Times office amenity does Smith miss the most?

Featuring: Ben Smith (@semaforben), Editor-In-Chief at Semafor

Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode

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