I think there's an important difference between the newspaper and a magazine. I view the role of the magazine as providing the deeper reporting and the thoughtful analysis to help you make sense of why that news is important.

Use your own experiences and pain points to identify an opportunity. Be arrogant thinking you can do it better than others.

I knew I wanted to do something at the nexus of what I call global development and technology.

Five to 10 years from now, if not sooner, the vast majority of 'The New Republic' readers are likely to be reading it on a tablet.

My real big Internet claim to fame is the fact that I was first to jailbreak the iPhone.

You need to be surrounded by good advisers, but you also need to trust your instinct.

I believe that the demand for long-form quality journalism is strong and I think that despite all of the changes in technology over the past few years, people still want in-depth, rigorous reporting.