14: Peter Shankman, Help a Reporter Out

Salt of the Earth by Craig Cannon

May 17, 201633:19Business

Peter Shankman stumbled upon a multi-million dollar business when he started e-mailing his journalist friends from his couch. Founder of Help a Reporter Out, Peter tells the story of getting his business started, selling...

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