Audible’s New $5 Million Fund for Playwrights to Create Works to Be Heard
Audible has announced a new $5 million fund to commission works from playwrights around the globe to be heard, further elevating the company’s focus on supporting the professional creative class of actors and writers, serving its millions of listeners and applying the best of emergent digital technologies. [2 min.]
Audible Employees Move to Newark, Catalyzing Change
Audible’s new program to encourage employees to move to Newark—an element of the company’s mission to work, live, serve and play in the city and contribute to its turnaround—was covered in The New York Times. [7 min.]
Newark Venture Partners Welcomes Spring Accelerator Class
Newark Venture Partners, the venture capital fund and accelerator Don founded, recently welcomed its second class of entrepreneurs with exciting, distinctive businesses covering a range of sectors. [1 min.]
Just Do It Available on Audible
Don’s book on Nike, Just Do It, offers an inside look at what was the most powerful force in sports, its reclusive, irreverent founder, Phil Knight, and the special rituals and practices that projected the Nike brand into the world. [2 min.]
Urban Agenda Magazine Interview on Audible’s History and Newark
An interview with Don is the cover story of the February 2017 issue of Urban Agenda Magazine. [12 min.]