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Matt Damon in front of an Ocean's Thirteen poster
"Ocean's Thirteen" was written by the father of Sam Koppelman, one of Hunterbrook Media's cofounders. The movie stars Matt Damon, who sent a letter of recommendation on Koppelman's behalf to Harvard.

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  • Hunterbrook Media is a hedge fund that also does journalism. Or maybe a journalism startup that also runs a hedge fund.
  • Will that work? A new story in The New Yorker wonders whether you can combine those things.
  • One thing the story makes clear: Having well-connected parents is useful for startup founders.

Can a hedge fund also be an investigative-journalism outfit?

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