Brad Stone (journalist) explained

Brad Stone
Birth Date:c.
Nationality:American
Education:Columbia University (BA)
Occupation:Journalist, author
Employer:Bloomberg Businessweek
Known For:Journalism and authorship

Brad Stone (born 1971) is an American journalist and author.[1] He is the editor of Bloomberg Businessweek since January 2024. He is the author of the books (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, and Gearheads: the Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports.[2] [3]

Early life and education

Stone was raised in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, and lives in Northern California. He is an alumnus of Columbia University.[4]

Career

Stone is senior executive editor of the global technology group at Bloomberg News and based in Bloomberg's San Francisco bureau.[5] Previously, Stone was a senior writer for Bloomberg Businessweek, for which he has written numerous in-depth cover stories on leading technology companies.[6] Prior to Bloomberg, he was a reporter for The New York Times[7] and Newsweek magazine.[8] Stone is a frequent guest on Bloomberg Technology, a daily show focused on breaking technology news.[9] In January 2024, Stone was appointed editor of Bloomberg Businessweek and will oversee its transition from a weekly to a monthly publication.[10]

Works

In 2003, Simon & Schuster published his first book, Gearheads: The Turbulent Rise of Robotic Sports, about the combat robot culture.

On August 5, 2007, Stone published a story in The New York Times exposing Forbes editor Daniel Lyons as "Fake Steve Jobs," the author of The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs.[11] [12]

On June 28, 2012, Stone wrote in Business Week about 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 book The Everything Store about the rise of Amazon.com.[2] Stone's reporting for the book led to the discovery of Jeff Bezos's biological father, an Arizona-based bike shop owner, who was previously unaware that his son was the founder and CEO of Amazon.com.[14]

In January 2017, Little, Brown & Co. published .[3]

In May 2021, Simon & Schuster published Amazon 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Business Books - Best Sellers - November 3, 2013 - The New York Times. The New York Times . 2017-01-08.
  2. Book: Stone, Brad . The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon . 2013 . Little Brown and Co . New York . 9780316219266 . 856249407 .
  3. Book: Stone, Brad. The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World. 2017-01-31. Little, Brown and Company. 9780316396813. Lrg. English.
  4. Web site: Summer 2014. Brad Stone '93 Examines Amazon and the Man Behind It. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161226153447/http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/archive/summer14/bookshelf20 . 2016-12-26 . December 21, 2020. Columbia College Today.
  5. Web site: Brad Stone . Bloomberg BusinessWeek . 2013-11-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131121042744/http://www.businessweek.com/authors/411-brad-stone . 2013-11-21 .
  6. Web site: Bishop . Todd . Amazon: Burning the book business or making it better? . GeekWire . 2013-10-26 . 2013-11-21.
  7. News: Stone . Brad . Brad Stone - The New York Times . The New York Times . 2013-11-21.
  8. http://www.newsweek.com/web-risks-108763 Web of Risks
  9. Web site: Does Bill Gates Miss Being an Operator? - Bing Videos . Bing.com . 2013-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203033410/http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/does-bill-gates-miss-being-an-operator/3xirvjr6?cpkey=bb337679-73b1-45c3-b2ec-780936809256%257c%257c%257c%257c . 2013-12-03 . dead .
  10. News: Robertson . Katie . January 24, 2024 . Brad Stone Named Editor of Bloomberg Businessweek . The New York Times.
  11. News: 'Fake Steve' Blogger Comes Clean . The New York Times . Brad . Stone . 2007-08-06.
  12. Web site: The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs . 2007-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070711034240/http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/ . 2007-07-11 . dead .
  13. Web site: With Carol Matlack . The Talented M. Despallières . https://web.archive.org/web/20120701032821/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-28/the-talented-m-dot-despalli-res . dead . July 1, 2012 . Bloomberg BusinessWeek . 2012-06-28 . 2013-11-21.
  14. News: Bike shop owner discovers he's father of Amazon founder. USA TODAY. 2017-01-08.
  15. Web site: Finalists that are worthy of a bruising debate . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211221258/https://www.ft.com/content/fe6ced92-2091-11e3-9a9a-00144feab7de#axzz2fXzwqqic . December 11, 2022 . subscription . live . Financial Times . Andrew Hill . September 18, 2013 . September 21, 2013 .
  16. News: Financial Times . Account of Jeff Bezos and Amazon wins Business Book of the Year . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211221214/https://www.ft.com/content/64165720-5047-11e3-befe-00144feabdc0#axzz2l4yliYK8 . December 11, 2022 . subscription . live . Andrew Hill . November 18, 2013 . November 19, 2013 .

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