Rob Fishman
American entrepreneur and writer
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Rob Fishman (born March 31, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and writer.
- Entrepreneur
- writer
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| Born | March 31, 1986[citation needed] Scarsdale, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
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Early life and education
Fishman was born on March 31, 1986, in Scarsdale, New York. He is the great-nephew of 60 Minutes creator Don Hewitt and Marilyn Berger.[1]
He graduated from Cornell University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.[2]
Career
In 2013, Fishman's first company was sold to BuzzFeed,[3] BuzzFeed's first acquisition.[4] Subsequently, in 2013, Fishman co-founded Niche, a marketing company that was acquired by Twitter in 2015 for $50 million.[5] In its first year of operations, Niche earned $1 million in revenue.[6] As part of Twitter, Niche has become a "significant revenue driver" for the social network.[7] In November 2016, Fortune reported that Fishman had confirmed his departure from Twitter.[8]
Fishman worked as social media editor for The Huffington Post, contributing editor for BuzzFeed, and has written for Slate, New York, and The Daily Beast.[9][10] Fishman's coverage of the Cornell gorge suicides in 2010 for The Huffington Post gained widespread attention.[11] In 2013, a story he wrote for BuzzFeed, claiming that "the social media editor is dead," led to a firestorm from new media journalists.[12][13][page needed][14][15]
In 2015, Fishman was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list.[16] In 2016, he produced Alexander IRL, a teen comedy film starring Nathan Kress that was acquired by YouTube Red.[17]
In 2017, Fishman founded Brat TV, a video production startup in Los Angeles.[18]