Businessman

I ran my own business when I was 19, buying condos and renovating apartment buildings.

I ran my own business when I was 19, buying condos and renovating apartment buildings.

When I bought 'The New York Observer,' my experience in journalism was limited to a single article I had written for a college magazine.

People are always alert to any change and skeptical by nature.

I always thought, 'Will I go into the business, or will I not go into the business?' But when my father got arrested, I really didn't have a choice. I was the oldest son, and it was something that had to be done.

I speak with my father about everything in my life.

I love my father, but I have worked to develop a separate and distinct identity in different projects I have worked on.

I own 'The New York Observer.'

Peter Kaplan was a giant.

I'm definitely scared about newspapers. The problem is nobody wants to catch a falling knife, and nobody knows where things will stabilise. The value of newspapers has dropped significantly. I think we still have more pain to be felt.

Age is a convenient barometer of what a person is capable of, but it is only one.

'The Observer's Very Short List' is another example of how the Observer Media Group offers its readers the most cutting-edge information, available in a variety of platforms and written by an editorial staff known for its distinctive and discerning style and wit.

I have six jobs.

I have major sleeping problems. I'd rather be up thinking about things than actually sleeping.

It's easier to build a business around a first-class product, even if it's a more expensive product to produce.

People are hysterical about the death of newspapers, and I would say, 'They're not dying; they're just kind of reinventing themselves.'

Growing up, around the dinner table my father and I didn't talk sports. We talked business.

Browseability is the key online.

People who live in SoHo want to be close to the energy, culture, and eccentricities of New York's most charming neighborhoods.

Every 'Observer' writer wants to be a novelist.