The Profile
The Profile
The Profile features the best long-form stories on people and companies in business, tech, sports, entertainment, and more.
Created 15 Apr 2018
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The Profile: Silicon Valley's most prominent contrarian & the world's most daring freediver26 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 5 0Good morning, friends! My great-grandmother was the Stephen King of children's bedtime stories. When I was little, she used to tell me stories before I went to sleep. But if you think they were the ni...
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The Transformational Power of Books26 Sep 2021 • 2 min read • 3 0My great-grandmother was the Stephen King of children's bedtime stories. When I was little, she used to tell me stories before I went to sleep. But if you think they were the nice, fluffy Cinderella-t...
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The Profile Dossier: Vince Gilligan, the Mastermind Behind Hit Series 'Breaking Bad'22 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 4 0The hit TV series "Breaking Bad" was not an obvious success story. When creator, head writer, and showrunner Vince Gilligan pitched his idea about a 50-year-old high school chemistry teacher-turned-me...
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The Profile: The founder who wants to build a utopia & the startup bringing back the woolly mammoth19 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 5 2Good morning, friends! I've consciously injected a healthy dose of rational thought into my brain in the last few years. Through The Profile, I've studied people and analyzed the mental frameworks the...
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The Power — and Limitation — of Rational Thought16 Sep 2021 • 4 min read • 3 0In the last few years, I've consciously injected a healthy dose of rational thought into my brain. Through The Profile, I've studied people and analyzed the mental frameworks they use to make sound de...
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The Profile Dossier: Danny Meyer, the King of Hospitality15 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 4 1Hello, friends! This week, I spent a few days learning about Danny Meyer, one of New York City’s most respected restaurateurs. I became interested in his story after I watched him give a talk in early...
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The Profile: The North Tower restaurateur who survived 9/11 & Kobe Bryant's oldest daughter12 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 5 2Good morning, friends! Yesterday was the 20-year-anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. I won't comment on our country's disastrous and deadly withdrawal from Afghanistan since The Profile isn't a newsl...
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The Profile Dossier: Steve Kerr, the Player-Turned-Coach Who Used Basketball to Cope With Tragedy08 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 4 0Steve Kerr was a freshman in his Arizona University dorm room when he received the phone call that would change his life. A family friend was calling in the middle of the night to tell Kerr that his f...
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The Profile: The investor who turned $250,000 into $400 million & the social media stars who move markets05 Sep 2021 • < 1 min read • 3 3Good morning, friends! In the last edition of The Profile, I wrote about wake-up calls. You know the type: the ones that shake you awake from the monotony of life and typically show up in the form of ...
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Readers Share the Startling Wake-Up Calls That Changed Their Outlook on Life02 Sep 2021 • 12 min read • 14 2In the last edition of The Profile, I wrote about wake-up calls. You know the type: the ones that shake you awake from the monotony of life and typically show up in the form of something unpleasant — ...
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