Examples of my work
Scoops
I edit many of our highly competitive scoops about venture capital and startups. Among the highlights, we published industry leading coverage of the OpenAI leadership crisis and the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in 2023. Here is a sample of those stories.
Venture capital and startups
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Anthropic to Raise $750 Million in Menlo Ventures-Led Deal
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VC Firm OpenView Abruptly Winds Down After Key Partners Leave, Returns Sour
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Thrive Capital to Lead Purchase of OpenAI Employee Shares at $80 Billion-Plus Valuation
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VC Firm Greycroft Cuts Five Investors After Missing Fundraising Target
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Tiger Global Management’s $12.7 Billion Venture Fund Records 20% Loss
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Jasper, an Early Generative AI Winner, Cuts Internal Valuation as Growth Slows
OpenAI
Silicon Valley Bank
Twitter, TikTok, Facebook
Features with exclusive reporting
Projects
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I helped launch this proprietary database of 500 startups and their investors.
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I oversaw the revamped methodology and research for this exclusive analysis of VC firms' checkwriters.
Awards
2023 SABEW Best in Business, Winner, Newsletters (Dealmaker)
I edited The Information's weekly Dealmaker column. The judges singled out our entries, focused on how venture capitalists were rushing to back AI companies, for “impressive clarity and depth of knowledge.”
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2023 SABEW Best in Business, Winner, Breaking News (OpenAI)
I was part of the editing team, handling many of the stories in the week after CEO Sam Altman's firing. The judges applauded the work for provided “good, real-time context for what was happening at the firm.”
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2021 SABEW Best in Business. Winner, Investing/Markets, small division.
I was part of an editing and reporting team that took readers into the changes sweeping the venture capital industry, as deep-pocketed Wall Street firms sunk billions of dollars into tech startups. “Thoroughly sourced in a business that is often highly secretive, the stories explained the genesis of the changes and demonstrated their impact on how startups are funded,” wrote the judges.
Venture Capital Upheaval
SABEW, Best in Business. Winner, Newsletters, Small Division.
“Rise of the Creators.”
I edited our four-days-weekly newsletter on creators. “The articles are lively and provide insights on a range of issues,” wrote the judges.
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Instagram’s Mosseri Is ‘Exploring’ Subscriptions, Open to Creator Fund
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Live Shopping Has Its Moment; The Only Fans Star Who Launched a Startup
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2020 SABEW Best in Business. Winner, Technology, small division.
“From despair to deluge: Silicon Valley during the pandemic.”
I was part of the editing and reporting team that won an award for our coverage of startups during the turbulence of 2020. “This entry offers a strong overview of the setbacks of tech startups at the start of the pandemic and their unlikely comeback,” wrote the judges.