Amy Cortese
Journalist, Author, Storyteller
Amy Cortese is a journalist, author & thought leader who writes about topics spanning business, entrepreneurship, finance, tech & food. She contributes to the NY Times & many other outlets.
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Entrepreneurial Incubators
David Carrell, one of the three cofounders of People’s Pops, is standing in his office talking a mile a minute about the four-year-old company’s many irons in the fire—a new Park Slope retail shop, th...
The New York Times
Spotlight - In Search of Better (and Greener) Building Blocks ...
By AMY CORTESE. Published: July 13, 2008. IN 1999, fresh out of architecture graduate school, Blaine Brownell was put in charge of researching materials for ......
The New York Times
Seeking Capital, Some Companies Turn to 'Do-It-Yourself I.P.O.'s ...
Seeking Capital, Some Companies Turn to 'Do-It-Your...
The New York Times
At Sea With a Book to Read, and the Author of It, Too - New York ...
By AMY CORTESE. Published: January 1, 2007. As the Jewel of the Seas, a luxury cruise ship owned by Royal Caribbean, steamed down the coast toward ......
The New York Times
DuPont, Now in the Frying Pan - New York Times
By AMY CORTESE Published: August 8, 2004. Email; Print · Single Page. TEFLON has been hugely successful for DuPont, which over the last half-century has ......
The New York Times
Can’t Get a Bank Loan? The Alternatives Are Expanding
New alternative lenders are offering a path between banks, which lend primarily to the most creditworthy small businesses, and cash advance lenders, which thrive on subprime candidates....
The New York Times
Wiggling Their Toes at the Shoe Giants - NYTimes.com
By AMY CORTESE. Published: August 29, 2009. TODD BYERS was among more than 20,000 people running the San Francisco Marathon last month. Dressed ......
The New York Times
Washington Projects Invite the Small Local Investor
Real estate upstarts like Fundrise are allowing people to invest in their neighborhoods in a way that has traditionally been the exclusive domain of wealthy investors and private equity firms....
The New York Times
Italian Makers of Prosecco Seek Recognition - NYTimes.com
By AMY CORTESE. Published: December 26, 2008. IN 1984, Fabio Zardetto, chief winemaker at his family-run vineyard in northern Italy, leapt at the chance to ......