DraftSharks

Back in 1999, I was working as a copywriter at a political fundraising firm in the DC-area. It struck me that a lot of the fantasy sites that existed were being run by tech geeks, and not by anyone who could write well or had any background in journalism. I convinced my wife to drain our bank account to build a site and put some ads in a couple fantasy mags. We got a fairly large and loyal following in the first few years, and the rest, as they say, is history...

I always envisioned our fantasy football community being a bit more exclusive, and one way to do that is to charge for content. At bottom, if you're giving advice to everyone for free, what good are you doing your readership? Anyone and everyone can come and read your stuff - and they're competing against each other, so there isn't a competitive advantage for your readership...