close
Ryan Mac

Ryan Mac

Former Staff|Tech
I'm a San Francisco-based reporter covering the agitators in technology and e-commerce. I started at Forbes as a member of the wealth team, putting together the magazine's well-known World Billionaires and Forbes 400 lists. I've worked at a number of publications including The
SOCIAL
article image
Dec 23, 2019

Best Stories Of The Decade: “Behind Peter Thiel’s Plan To Destroy Gawker”

We're republishing our greatest work from the past 10 years, including this real-life whodunnit that revealed how Peter Thiel extinguished Gawker.

article image
May 18, 2017

The Startup That Went Down Under: The Rise And Fall Of 1-Page

1-Page was the first Silicon Valley technology company to go public in Australia. Less than three years after going public, its stock cratered and its board is set to shutter operations. What went wrong?

article image
May 10, 2017

Stitch Fix Continues On Retail Warpath With $730 Million In Revenue

Stitch Fix may be considering an IPO, but it needs to hire a new CFO first.

article image
May 3, 2017

Craig Newmark Founded Craigslist To Give Back, Now He's A Billionaire

"Death is my exit strategy," says Craigslist's founder.

article image
May 2, 2017

Can Craigslist Be Killed? These Startups Are Taking Aim

OfferUp and Letgo are battling to build a smartphone-based alternative to Craigslist, the 22-year-old online dinosaur that's been a cash machine for founder and billionaire Craig Newmark.