About: Who Writes MonyPulse and How

MonyPulse is an independent publication about business history. We write long-form stories about founders, billionaires and the companies they built, from the first dollar to the empire, and we try to tell them the way a good documentary would: in order, with the details that matter, and with the moments where it all could have gone wrong.

What we publish

• Zero to Empire: People who started with very little and built companies the world now knows by name.
• Billionaires: The early years, the bets and the near-misses behind the names on the rich lists.
• Companies: How famous companies grew, nearly failed and became household names.
• Money Lessons: Patterns drawn from real business history. What the record shows, never personal financial advice.

Financial tools and calculators

MonyPulse also publishes free financial calculators for people in the United States: loans and mortgages, saving and investing, pay, taxes and small-business math. Each one shows its formula, a worked example, the assumptions behind it and the official sources it was checked against, such as the IRS, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Reserve and the Social Security Administration. They run in your browser, ask for no sign-up and give estimates for education, not advice. The calculators are built and maintained by the MonyPulse team; how we build and test them explains the process, including where software helps us.

What we do not publish

We do not give personal financial, investment, tax or legal advice. We do not tell readers to buy or sell stocks, cryptocurrencies or any other asset, we do not recommend lenders or financial products, and we do not promise that anyone will get rich. Our stories describe what happened in the past. Business history is useful for understanding decisions, but it is not a guide to what will happen next.

How the stories are made

Each story is researched from public sources such as company filings, interviews, reputable news reporting, books and reference works. The sources are listed at the end of every story so you can check them. Read more in our editorial standards.

Who writes it

MonyPulse is written and edited by Amjad. Every story starts with the public record: company filings, court documents, interviews the founders gave at the time and reporting from established newspapers and magazines. Before a figure goes into a story, it is checked against at least one of the sources listed at the end of that story. When sources disagree, the story says so.

Found a mistake? Corrections are welcome, and significant corrections are dated at the foot of the story they change.

Get in touch

Corrections, calculator error reports, story ideas and partnership enquiries are welcome. Contact us.