Rafe Needleman
Education
Reed College
BA, Psychology -Work Experience
Catchphrase Publishing
Current
Catchphrase Publishing
Allison Worldwide
2022-11-01 - 2024-10-01
Allison Worldwide
Cisco
2016-10-01 - 2022-10-01
Cisco
BestReviews
2016-02-01 - 2016-09-01
BestReviews
Make:
2015-06-01 - 2016-01-01
Make:
Yahoo
2014-01-01 - 2015-06-01
Yahoo
Evernote
2012-08-01 - 2013-12-01
Evernote
CNET
2004-04-01 - 2012-08-01
CNET
Business 2.0
2002-08-01 - 2003-08-01
Business 2.0
Red Herring
1998-01-01 - 2001-12-01
Red Herring
Skills
Summary
I tell stories, mostly about technology. I have been covering new products and companies since 1988. I have worked as a product reviewer, a magazine and Web site editor, a news writer, a podcaster, a video interviewer, a ghostwriter, and a communications coach. I have interviewed over a thousand startup CEOs and analyzed their businesses and products. After a long and rewarding career as a journalist, I moved to the other side of the wall, helping several clients to improve their narratives. Or, to be less corp-speak about it, to make their stories fizzier. In addition to writing and editing on contact, I am also working with the founders of an AI writing tool, Symbolic.AI. Services I offer: * Editorial: writing, editing, video production, audio content * Analyzing products for quality and market fit * Media training for startup founders and public company execs * Translating technology specs and visions into simple, readable narratives * Leading teams of writers and editors * Implementing AI tools to improve the productivity of communicators
