Jon Steinberg, president of BuzzFeed, pitches fast and hard. The first time I met him, post-midnight at BuzzFeed’s party on Le Rooftop, overlooking the Mediterranean, I felt the need to get him a drink. The idea that one could relax in Cannes, that the wee hours were a time for friendly chatter, or that pitches, if they must be pitched, are best served with a little butter—none of this seemed to have occurred to him.
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