Some of the profiles I’ve been lucky enough to write
“The Explorer.” October, 2010. Profile of one of the most fascinating people I’ve ever met, Elon Musk, tracing his IPO, his near failure, and everything in between. A follow-up of this profile, “Entrepreneur of the Year,” from December, 2007.
“The Oracle.” May, 2010. Cover story on Tim O’Reilly, Silicon Valley’s leading public intellectual—and the founder of a successful (in 2010!) book publishing company.
“You’ve Been Yelped.” February, 2010. Cover story on Yelp, the burgeoning online reviews site that has reshaped the way businesses and customers interact.
“The Future of Manufacturing.” October, 2009. Cover story on Ponoko, rapid prototyping, and new ideas about how stuff is made.
“The Start-Up Guru.” June, 2009. Cover story on Paul Graham, Y Combinator, and how small investments in little companies is yielding big results.
“Get Happy.” May, 2009. Cover story on Zappos.com and it’s founder Tony Hsieh. My first story on Zappos, from way back in 2006, is here.
“Anything Could Happen.” March, 2009. A profile of Twitter back when Twitter was a wee little startup.
“And the Money Comes Rolling In.” January, 2009. Cover story on Markus Frind the founder of PlentyOfFish. How could you not love a guy who works an hour a day and makes $10 million?
“Meet the Bill Gates of Ghana.” October, 2008. Profile of Herman Chinery Hesse, an unlikely innovator in an unlikely part of the world.
“The Customer is the Company.” June, 2008. Cover story on Threadless, a quirky little online t-shirt seller that inadvertently invented a new innovation paradigm.
“King Ink.” November, 2007. Cover story on Mario Barth, a tattoo artist and entrepreneur whose ambition is to create the Starbucks of body art.
