Brad Stone(bornc.1971) is an American journalist and author.[1]He is the editor ofBloomberg Businessweeksince January 2024. He is the author of the booksThe Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon(2013),Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire(2021),The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley are Changing the World,andGearheads: the Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports.[2][3]
Brad Stone | |
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 Stone at the 2013Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | c. 1971 (age 52–53) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Columbia University(BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Employer | Bloomberg Businessweek |
| Known for | Journalism and authorship |
Early life and education
editStone was raised in suburbanCleveland, Ohio,and lives inNorthern California.He is an alumnus ofColumbia University.[4]
Career
editStone is senior executive editor of the global technology group atBloomberg Newsand based in Bloomberg's San Francisco bureau.[5]Previously, Stone was a senior writer forBloomberg Businessweek,for which he has written numerous in-depth cover stories on leading technology companies.[6]Prior to Bloomberg, he was a reporter forThe New York Times[7]andNewsweekmagazine.[8]Stone is a frequent guest onBloomberg Technology,a daily show focused on breaking technology news.[9]In January 2024, Stone was appointed editor ofBloomberg Businessweekand will oversee its transition from a weekly to a monthly publication.[10]
Works
editIn 2003,Simon & Schusterpublished his first book,Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports,about thecombat robotculture.
On August 5, 2007, Stone published a story inThe New York TimesexposingForbeseditorDaniel Lyonsas "Fake Steve Jobs,"the author ofThe Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.[11][12]
On June 28, 2012, Stone wrote inBusiness Weekabout his interactions with Frenchman Alexandre Despallieres, an alleged conman with suspected ties to the death of music executive Peter Ikin.[13]
In October 2013,Little, Brown & Co.published Stone's bookThe Everything Storeabout the rise of Amazon.[2]Stone's reporting for the book led to the discovery ofJeff Bezos's biological father, an Arizona-based bike shop owner, who was previously unaware that his son was the founder and CEO of Amazon.[14]
In January 2017, Little, Brown & Co. publishedThe Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World.[3]
In May 2021, Simon & Schuster publishedAmazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire,about Amazon's rise to become a trillion-dollar company and Bezos's emergence as the wealthiest person in the world.
Awards and honors
edit- 2013Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award,winner forThe Everything Store[15][16]
References
edit- ^"Business Books - Best Sellers - November 3, 2013 - The New York Times".The New York Times.Retrieved2017-01-08.
- ^abStone, Brad (2013).The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.New York: Little Brown and Co.ISBN9780316219266.OCLC856249407.
- ^abStone, Brad (2017-01-31).The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World(Lrg ed.). Little, Brown and Company.ISBN9780316396813.
- ^"Brad Stone '93 Examines Amazon and the Man Behind It".Columbia College Today.Summer 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 2016-12-26.RetrievedDecember 21,2020.
- ^"Brad Stone".Bloomberg BusinessWeek.Archived fromthe originalon 2013-11-21.Retrieved2013-11-21.
- ^Bishop, Todd (2013-10-26)."Amazon: Burning the book business or making it better?".GeekWire.Retrieved2013-11-21.
- ^Stone, Brad."Brad Stone - The New York Times".The New York Times.Retrieved2013-11-21.
- ^Web of Risks
- ^"Does Bill Gates Miss Being an Operator? - Bing Videos".Bing. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-12-03.Retrieved2013-11-21.
- ^Robertson, Katie (January 24, 2024)."Brad Stone Named Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek".The New York Times.
- ^Stone, Brad (2007-08-06)."'Fake Steve' Blogger Comes Clean ".The New York Times.
- ^"The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-07-11.Retrieved2007-08-06.
- ^With Carol Matlack (2012-06-28)."The Talented M. Despallières".Bloomberg BusinessWeek.Archived fromthe originalon July 1, 2012.Retrieved2013-11-21.
- ^"Bike shop owner discovers he's father of Amazon founder".USA TODAY.Retrieved2017-01-08.
- ^Andrew Hill (September 18, 2013)."Finalists that are worthy of a bruising debate".Financial Times.Archivedfrom the original on December 11, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 21,2013.
- ^Andrew Hill (November 18, 2013)."Account of Jeff Bezos and Amazon wins Business Book of the Year".Financial Times.Archivedfrom the original on December 11, 2022.RetrievedNovember 19,2013.
External links
edit- Brad Stoneinterviewed on the TV showTriangulationon theTWiT.tvnetwork
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