“Can anyone create an enduring business on the Web, where it's easy to build new companies, and when survival depends on the whims of fickle users? The big lesson of 'Digg' may be simply this: if someone offers you a ridiculous amount of money for a company that wasn't that hard to build, don't think twice. Take the money and run.”

American writer

Daniel Lyons is an American writer. He worked as a senior editor at Forbes magazine and as a writer at Newsweek before becoming editor of ReadWrite. In March 2013, he left ReadWrite to take a position at HubSpot. His career has been in business and technology journalism, with editorial roles at major publications and online media companies.