Rivals.com founder James Heckman emerges with new media company theMaven, plans ‘bold’ move to go public
James Heckman is getting the band back together. The Rivals.com founder and former Yahoo executive today announced the formation of theMaven Network, a new digital media company that will feature premium stories and video “across multiple content segments.” It is set to launch in the first quarter of 2017. Heckman is well known in entrepreneurial circles, having previously founded the online sports network Rivals.com during the dot-com boom. Rivals.com — which raised $70 million in venture capital and hit the wall during the dot-com bust — eventually sold to Yahoo in 2007 for a reported purchase price of $100 million.… Read More