Aside from trying to get the bathroom attendants fired at Balthazar, Henry Blodget, the CEO of Business Insider, was toying with the idea of a merger or collaboration with Nick Denton and Gawker Media when they sat down for breakfast last Friday, according to Capital New York.
While both sides told Capital they’d like to collaborate, it does not sound like serious talks are underway.
“Gawker is a great company and would be fun to partner/merge/collaborate with, but Nick and I were mostly just having breakfast,” Blodget told Media Ink.
Business Insider was founded by Kevin Ryan, Blodget, and Dwight Merriman.
Last year, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos jumped in with an investment, bringing the total venture capital to about $18 million. The site is still losing money, but may make a profit in the fourth quarter.