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Smoking Sarah Lacy


Amid all the kerfuffle over her BusinessWeek cover story, and subsequent book deal, there's one salient fact about Sarah Lacy that most commentators are way too politically correct to mention: she is the hottest reporter in the Valley. No, make that the hottest reporter in the tech world — ever. More »

12:03 PM on Tue Nov 14 2006
By Nick Denton
39,276 views, 12 comments

youtube

Finally, a look at YouTube's third cofounder! He's boring.

With co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, Jawed Karim founded YouTube. That, and making a few million here and there, are the only interesting things about him. More »

10:59 AM on Thu Oct 12 2006
By Nick Douglas
475 views, 6 comments

oracle

Oracle's relationship counselor: Charles Phillips brings back the love

The story of Charles Phillips, co-president of Larry Ellison's Oracle, may not be as sexy-inspirational as Apple design wonderboy Jonathan Ive, but it's important enough to make him a possible heir to the $87-billion software firm's throne. His requisite media profile metanarrative: According to today's Wall Street Journal profile, he brought the love back to the Oracle-client relationship. It's a welcome change, say Oracle clients. In fact, is it just me, or do they sound like lovers who have rekindled their romance? More »

4:47 PM on Mon Sep 18 2006
By Nick Douglas
247 views, Comment

jonathan ive

Jonathan Ive's fidget widget

Apple's industrial design lead Jonathan Ive is one of those ultimately profilable characters, an industry superstar with a compelling philosophy (a ready-made metanarrative for profile writers). BusinessWeek just published a profile useful as an intro to Ive. For those who already know him, the angle isn't anything suprising, but it does include some clever stories: More »

3:56 PM on Mon Sep 18 2006
By Nick Douglas
227 views, Comment

profiles

Josh Schachter profiled, still officially young

MIT's prestigious Technology Review profiles the King of Tags, Yahoo's Joshua Schachter, and names the del.icio.us maker its Innovator of the Year. More »

12:48 PM on Fri Sep 8 2006
By Nick Douglas
46 views, Comment

jason calacanis

Why Jason Calacanis matters: He could be the new Ted Leonsis -- and more

Steve Case was not the soul of AOL. The founding chairman was squeezed out because, frankly, he didn't fit the culture. The real man running AOL was vice chairman Ted Leonsis. Dot-com scribe Michael Wolff writes in his book Burn Rate that when AOL brought in Leonsis, More »

4:59 PM on Thu Aug 10 2006
By Nick Douglas
102 views, 1 comment