American Oligarch
Peter Thiel gamed Silicon Valley, the IRS, and Donald Trump.
Peter Thiel gamed Silicon Valley, the IRS, and Donald Trump.
Max Chafkin Bloomberg Businessweek Sep 2021 30min Permalink
In the era of cord-cutting and mobile viewing, ESPN is at the crossroads.
Ira Boudway, Max Chafkin Businessweek Mar 2017 30min Permalink
Microprocessors cost billions to develop. They take three times longer to build than an airplane, in an environment 1,000 times more sterile than a hospital. Throughout the entire process, nobody ever touches them.
Max Chafkin, Ian King Businessweek Jun 2016 15min Permalink
Shai Agassi had nearly $1 billion in funding and a dream to replace gas guzzlers with electric cars. All he was missing was a plan.
Max Chafkin Fast Company Apr 2014 35min Permalink
The bizarre battle over the Call of Duty video game franchise.
Max Chafkin Vanity Fair Jun 2013 20min Permalink
What it means to be an entrepreneur in Argentina, where economic crashes are a way of life.
Max Chafkin Inc. May 2011 20min Permalink
A site for handcrafts flirts with an IPO.
Max Chafkin Inc. Apr 2011 20min Permalink
A story written about Twitter and one its founders, Evan Williams, when the company’s chief source of revenue was subletting desks in their partially filled office.
Max Chafkin Inc. Mar 2008 15min Permalink