u/alvivanco1

Running a news site is very different from anything I've done before, and it has forced me to think about which metrics matter most.

I want to make turn a profit on this very soon (via sponsorships), so right now all I care about is increasing these 3 metrics:

1/ Number of daily unique users (Target: 720)

2/ Average time spent on website (Target: 5 min)

3/ Number of returning users (Target: 50)

These are the metrics I believe sponsors will care about the most, am I wrong?

Microsoft’s Azure CTO Mark Russinovich and VP Developer Community Scott Hanselman published a paper arguing that agentic AI is creating an economic incentive to stop hiring junior developers.

The data supporting their argument comes from payroll records, resume databases, and hiring surveys spanning millions of workers.

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The company hit $401 million in sales in 2025 with 250,000 customers and a 16.2% net profit margin, and is tracking toward $1.8 billion in 2026 revenue with just two employees.

The New York Times verified the financials.