Matthew Doull is based in New York City. He began his career as a financial journalist at The Daily Telegraph in London where he covered TMT. From 1998-2000, Matthew served as Chairman of http://Trip.com , a pioneering online travel business which he sold to Galileo. Subsequently he was a Senior Analyst at SAC Capital where he was responsible for global TMT investing for the $12B hedge fund, and was a Portfolio Manager at Pequot Capital Management.
In 2009, Matthew and his partners created Prometheus Global Media to acquire The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek, Backstage, The Clio Awards and Billboard from Nielsen. He served as an owner/operator at Prometheus before selling the assets to Guggenheim Partners in 2013. Most recently prior to joining Wedbush he was co-Head of Technology Investment Banking at BDA Partners based in Hong Kong, and advised on cross-border M&A and capital raising for corporate, private equity, family office and VC clients.
On this episode, Matthew speaks with Kristy Hurt about the internet's unassailable and continuing influence on the media industry, including his own professional career, which he began as a financial journalist in the early 1990s.
