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Entrepreneurs
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What to do when the chips are down

Entrepreneur Duncan Greive spotted a gap in the media market and filled it, but the past eight years haven’t been easy.

The Spinoff founder Duncan Greive speaks with Calida Stuart-Menteath

Calida Stuart-Menteath Thu, 14 Jul 2022

Duncan Greive started online news site The Spinoff aged 35, and went on to co-found marketing agency Daylight and production company Hexwork.

Greive spotted a gap in the media market and filled it, but the past eight years haven’t been easy. The Spinoff has operated a membership programme for

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Calida Stuart-Menteath Thu, 14 Jul 2022
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