You've just got to focus on excellence and try not to be distracted by the news and the rumors and the absurdities of the stories that were coming out.

There certainly was a lot of potential in the air for doing a magazine which focused on the way business, in particular, was being transformed by the Internet.

You have to remember a lot of business is very cyclical.

The hardest part of it was really being away from my family - I have two small children. Last year I took over 20 business trips, so being away from them was hard.

Rock stars are incredibly energizing to me.

I got to sit down with people who I admired, and have conversations with some of the greatest thinkers and artists and performers. It's a huge privilege for me to be a journalist.

And I love writing. I've always loved writing.