[dropcap size=big]O[/dropcap]ne of the most common questions I get as an Editor is How do you not burn out?
Easy.
Every single morning as I take my first sip of coffee and decide what feature will go up on the site today, I think of our members. To think that another person in Los Angeles loves independent journalism and their city so much that they are willing to open their wallets and support our crazy street-level vision for an inclusive city united by tacos and being informed is wildly inspiring.
I think about every single member as they get up in the morning as well: What kind of stories do they want to read that day? Why do they find it in their heart to spend their hard-earned money on L.A. TACO? How is L.A. TACO going to beat the algorithms of social media that favor video over written stories? How are we going to win your attention span?
It’s this curiosity and commitment that drives me, and every single person in our tiny but mighty—and slowly growing thanks to you!—team.
We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel in our member drive and our only 110 members short of our humble goal of 250 new members to sustain us and our mission to Los Angeles.