The Insider's Guide To Finance

For public companies, it is becoming a requirement to be seen and heard through consistently publishing educational content. 

Our guest today, Chris Smith, is a founding partner of Investing News Network (INN), an investor media company that publishes content about public companies and the industries they compete in. Readers come to INN to gain insights and educate themselves on a range of industries while also having an opportunity to connect with public companies and invest.

Show Notes

Times have changed...  Now, especially for public companies, content publishing, and thought leadership is a requirement to be seen and heard. 

Our guest today, Chris Smith, is a founding partner of Investing News Network (INN), an investor media company that publishes educational content about public companies and the industries they compete in. Readers come to INN to gain insights and educate themselves on a range of industries while also having an opportunity to connect with public companies and invest.

They provide a valuable service, both for their investor audience and their clients, being public companies. But this drives a conflict of interest.  This inherent tension is something Chris is cognizant of which is why producing independent content is so important to the mission of INN. Through not pandering to companies and remaining objective, INN maintains its integrity while helping pubco's credibly reach new potential investors. 

There is lots to learn here. Tune in!

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What is The Insider's Guide To Finance?

The Insider’s Guide To Finance brings you stories from the front lines of financing public and private companies.

We host seasoned CEO's, fund managers, bankers, brokers and business experts who answer your questions about how to properly finance opportunities and build outstanding success stories.

We dig into the educational ‘how to’s' and mechanics of structuring good deals. You’ll also hear about strokes of luck, tense negotiations, the pressures of closing, as well as how to best engage investors and navigate the private and public markets.