Nick Bilton

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Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair; New York Times-Bestselling Author; Emmy Award-Winning Founder of True Story Productions

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Artificial Intelligence, Author, Business, Business Consulting, Business Growth, Culture, E-Commerce, Entrepreneurship, Futurism, Innovation, Journalist, Professors, Storytelling, Strategic Leadership, Technology, Television & Film
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Nick Bilton Biography

Nick Bilton is a British-American journalist, author, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose work focuses on the intersection of technology, culture, and power. Bilton spent more than a decade at The New York Times, serving as a design editor, researcher in the R&D labs, technology columnist, and lead writer for the Bits blog. He later joined Vanity Fair as a special correspondent, writing features and columns covering technology, business, politics, and culture. Throughout his career, Bilton has produced Emmy Award-winning documentaries, scripted television shows, feature films, two New York Times-bestselling nonfiction books, and a Webby Award-winning podcast.

Bilton's investigative journalism has influenced public policy and corporate accountability. His columns and features for The New York Times and Vanity Fair have prompted investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and Congress. His reporting on the Federal Aviation Administration's ban on electronics during flights contributed to the agency overturning its prohibition on using devices during takeoff and landing. Bilton's exposé on Twitter's user engagement metrics led to an $800 million class action settlement against the company, and he successfully defended a First Amendment lawsuit to protect his sources. His investigative work has been cited in congressional inquiries, federal investigations, and criminal cases, addressing topics such as gun control, privacy, voting, free speech online, and the relationship between technology and democratic institutions.

As an author, Bilton has written three books, two of which became New York Times bestsellers. These include "I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works: Why Your World, Work, and Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted," "Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal," and "American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road." "Hatching Twitter" provides a narrative account of Twitter's founding and early growth, based on interviews with the platform's co-founders, employees, and investors. "American Kingpin" explores the story of the Silk Road marketplace, its founder Ross Ulbricht, and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to arrest him. The book has been adapted for film by prominent filmmakers.

Bilton has also contributed to the film and television industry. His productions include HBO's "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley," directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, and HBO's "Fake Famous," which Bilton produced and directed. "Fake Famous" is a documentary examining social media and influencer culture, in which Bilton conducted a social experiment to reveal the manufactured nature of online fame. He has written scripts and executive produced films, television shows, and documentaries for Lionsgate, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., Netflix, Disney, and Universal.

Bilton continues to work on major Hollywood productions, including writing and producing a movie and book about organized crime in Hawaii. He is recognized for addressing prominent issues in technology and society, creating nonfiction content across various media. Bilton also serves as an adjunct professor at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program within the Tisch School of the Arts.

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Nick Bilton Speaking Topics

  • I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works

    How will we communicate with customers and tell stories about our industries in the next two or 20 years? How will our compulsion to constantly multitask and our byte-sized culture affect business and society? Nick Bilton reveals why organizations that stay on the cutting edge of the technology curve have a significant advantage over others in reaching consumers and growing their business.

    In a presentation that is both visionary and practical, Bilton examines how the Internet is creating a new type of consumer, why social networks are essential anchoring tools, and how great storytelling and extended relationships will enable businesses to engage with customers in new ways. He also gives audiences a peek into emerging technologies—everything from flexible displays to telepresence to cars that drive themselves—that will change the way we work and live.

  • Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal.

    Nick Bilton shares the story of Twitter’s origin and discusses what business lessons can be gleaned from one of the most talked about IPOs in recent corporate history. He looks at the beginnings of the social media giant, and through unprecedented access, exhaustive reporting, and an insider’s perspective, he provides an intimate portrait of the men who accidentally changed the world, what they learned along the way, and how we can create some serendipity in our own organizations.

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Nick Bilton Videos

We talk to the guy who knows Silicon Valley’s darkest secrets

We talk to the guy who knows Silicon Valley’s darkest secrets

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Nick Bilton: Researching American Kingpin

Nick Bilton: Researching American Kingpin

Nick Bilton is the author of American Kingpin, a non-fiction thriller about the hunt for the Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts. He talks with Megan...

Is Nick Bilton's Book on the Silk Road a 'Media Lynching?'

Is Nick Bilton's Book on the Silk Road a 'Media Lynching?'

We talked with the author and journalist about the controversy around his new book "American Kingpin."

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American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
Hatching Twitter
Hatching Twitter
I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works: Why Your World, Work & Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted
I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works: Why Your World, Work & Brain Are Being Creatively Disrupted

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Nick Bilton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal., Big Data., Future Consumers. and Future Tech Trends. The estimated speaking fee range to book Nick Bilton for your event is available upon request. Nick Bilton generally travels from Los Angeles, CA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are R "Ray" Wang, Peter Diamandis, Ayesha Khanna, Mike Walsh and Andrew Busch. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Nick Bilton for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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