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Nicholas Carlson

Business Tech

What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs

The inside story of how Yahoo’s C.E.O. lost her way.

Nicholas Carlson New York Times Magazine Dec 2014 20min Permalink

Business Tech

The Inside Story of Rap Genius (Annotated!)

On a $40 million raise and a fired co-founder.

Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Jul 2014 Permalink

Business Tech

The Untold Story of Larry Page's Incredible Comeback

How the Google co-founder, forced out of a leadership role in 2001, came back to run the company 10 years later.

Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Apr 2014 40min Permalink

Business Tech

Saving eBay

How a small team of 20-somethings helped spark a $50 billion turnaround.

Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Feb 2014 25min Permalink

Business

The Story Behind Why AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Fired an Employee in Front of 1,000 Coworkers

It mostly had to do with Patch, the executive’s hyperlocal and unprofitable baby.

Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Nov 2013 1h45min Permalink

Business Tech

The Truth About Marissa Mayer: An Unauthorized Biography

A 22,000-word profile of the Yahoo CEO.

Nicholas Carlson Business Insider Aug 2013 1h30min Permalink