Nilay Patel

The next step

As you may have heard, I’m joining my man Josh Topolsky (and some other good friends) at SB Nation, and we’re going to be building a new tech site from scratch. It’s easily the most exciting career decision I’ve ever made — you don’t often get the chance to completely start over and create something new. And trust me when I say we don’t have any small plans.

Of course, you’re only as good as your tools, and the media platform that powers SBN is some of the most powerful publishing software I’ve ever seen. It’s crazy good — and it’s backed by a ferocious commitment to technology and development that is inspiring to behold. I’ve always known SB Nation as one of the best sports sites on the web, but I’ve also now come to know it as one of the most interesting and visionary technology companies I’ve ever been around. I’m stoked to be joining their team.

So what’s next? Well, we’ve got a lot of work to do, but we’re not going into total stealth mode — we’re definitely going to keep talking about the news, and you’ll be hearing lots more about our new project as we get closer to launch. And I’m dying to know how you want our new site to look and work, so hit me on email or Twitter and let’s get this party started.