204: theSkimm Founders, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin

So Money with Farnoosh Torabi

Farnoosh Torabi

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2015

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Now, if you're someone who's always on the go, looking for a way to consume the day's top new stories in the fastest way possible, you may already be a subscriber to this or you've heard about it, but you have to check out theSkimm - one word. It's a free, daily email newsletter that goes out each morning, gives you all the important news across subject lines, and party lines. It is simple, and kind of a sassy roundup of the latest news stories with fresh editorial content catering mainly to a young female audience. It's fun to read, easy to understand, easy to explain to a friend after work at a happy hour, what's say going on in Greece or the latest in the electoral race. And I'm not only a fan, I guess you could also say I'm sort of a contributor to theSkimm. In my partnership with Chase Slate, the brand partnered with theSkimm to create some cool and interesting editorial content around financial fitness that I helped create. So I'm very proud to introduce today's guests, the co-founders of theSkimm. They are friends, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin and you're gonna love their story. Carly and Danielle, they originally met in Rome, they were studying abroad, it was a rainy day and they were both studying in Rome, they were in college. Years later they reconnected in New York as they were both producers for NBC News - how bout that? And they not only became fast friends again, but they also became roommates and co-founded theSkimm from their living room couch. Both of them have now been included on Forbes 30 Under 30 List this year. They were honored by Goldman Sachs Builders and Innovator Summit as one of the most 100 Intriguing Entrepreneurs in 2014. Danielle is a Tufts grad; she hails from Chicago. While Carly is a New Yorker who attended the University of Pennsylvania. And what brought them together and what really sparked theSkimm, was and is their passion for news. And so these ladies are just a force to be reckoned with, and they're also really relatable. I loved talking with them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So Money episode 204, the Skim founders Danielle Weisburg and Carly Zink.
0:07.0	You're listening to So Money, with award-winning Money Guru Farnoosh Tarabi.
0:11.0	Each day, get a 30 minute dose of financial inspiration from the world's top business minds, authors, influencers, and from Farnuish yourself.
0:20.0	Looking for ways to save on gas or double your double coupons?
0:25.0	Sorry, you're in the wrong place.
0:27.0	Seeking profound ways to live a richer, happier life.
0:30.0	Welcome to So Money.
0:38.0	Happy Monday, So Money listeners. Welcome to a brand new week.
0:39.7	I'm your host Pharnish Terabi.
0:41.7	Now, if you're someone who's always on the go
0:44.4	looking for a way to consume the day's top news stories in the fastest way
0:48.2	possible you may already be a subscriber to this or you've heard about it but you
0:52.3	have to check out the
0:53.7	skim one word it's a free daily email newsletter that goes out each morning
0:58.6	gives you all the important news across subject lines and party lines. It is simple and kind of a
1:05.1	sassy roundup of the latest news stories with fresh editorial content catering
1:10.4	mainly to a young female audience.
1:12.6	It's fun to read, easy to understand,
1:14.7	easy to explain to a friend after work at a happy hour
1:18.0	what's say going on in Greece or the latest
1:20.8	in the electoral race.
1:22.4	And I'm not only a fan, I guess you could also say I'm sort of a contributor to the skim.
	...

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