Medium needs Robert Townsend as the CEO

The front cover of the 1988 reprint of the original book, with quotes of opinions about it. Photo by author.

One may point out that Medium just got a new CEO. Tony Stubblebine has been on the job already three months, but the community does not feel any blow of change for the better. He has been saying all the right things but has avoided details. We do not see any lucid plan for reinvigorating Medium. Uncertainty is bad for business. Speculations go up; hopes go down.