Nick Bilton

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New York Times-Bestselling Author, Journalist & Filmmaker; Executive Producer of "60 Minutes"; 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 investigative journalist, author, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose career spans major media institutions. Bilton has more than two decades of experience in journalism, focusing on the intersection of technology, culture, and power. He worked at The New York Times as a design editor in the newsroom, a researcher in the R&D labs, a technology columnist, and the lead writer for the Bits blog. Bilton later became a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, contributing features and columns.

Bilton's reporting has influenced public policy and corporate accountability. His work for The New York Times and Vanity Fair has prompted investigations by the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, and Congress. His series questioning the Federal Aviation Administration's ban on electronics during takeoff and landing contributed to the agency overturning its policy. Bilton's investigation into Twitter's user engagement metrics led to a class-action settlement against the company. When Twitter attempted to compel him to testify, Bilton successfully defended his First Amendment rights to protect his sources. His investigative journalism has been cited in congressional inquiries, federal investigations, and criminal cases, covering topics such as gun control, privacy, voting, online free speech, and the relationship between technology and democratic institutions.

As an author, Bilton has written three books, two of which became New York Times bestsellers: "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" offers a narrative account of Twitter's founding and early growth, while "American Kingpin" explores the Silk Road marketplace, its founder Ross Ulbricht, and the efforts of U.S. law enforcement to apprehend him.

Bilton has produced Emmy Award-winning documentaries, scripted television shows, feature films, and a Webby Award-winning podcast. His television and film work includes HBO's "The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley," directed by Alex Gibney, and HBO's "Fake Famous," which Bilton produced and directed. He has served as executive producer and producer on Netflix documentaries such as "Biggest Heist Ever," "Unknown: Killer Robots," and "Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal." Bilton has also written screenplays for major film projects.

Bilton has been named executive producer of 60 Minutes, becoming the fifth executive producer in the program's history and the first to bring experience from outside linear television. He has outlined a vision to expand the 60 Minutes brand across new platforms. Bilton also serves as an adjunct professor at New York University'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

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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, Ayesha Khanna, Mike Walsh, Peter Diamandis and Amin Toufani. 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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