Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller

Michelle Miller worked at J.P. Morgan Private Bank and as a consultant in Palo Alto, New York, and Europe before leaving to pen The Underwriting. She holds a BA and an MBA from Stanford University.

The Fairer Sex

What do women want? If only you knew… From a spontaneous pickup in a supermarket to an embrace of inner darkness to a first date with a twist, these are sharp-eyed portraits of women figuring out how to make it in the world—and get some satisfaction while they’re at it....

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How to think like a man

A strategy lesson for women about how to get into the mind of an alpha male, with pictures....

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The Next Big Thing

Amelia and Adam's new company, Doreye, may have won over Silicon Valley, but the trouble is far from over. Can Amelia find a way to save their company before it's too late?...

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The Social Code

Welcome to Silicon Valley, where fortune, success – and betrayal – are only a breath away... In a world where anyone can rise to the top, the only rule is... watch your back....

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Is Gen X the reason we're all so depressed?

Why it matters that history's most jaded generation delivers our news Generally speaking, I’m a fan of Gen X. As a late Millennial prone to interests beyond my years, Gen X’ers make up half my friend group and the...

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US Regions, by genre

Living abroad, as I do, I am often asked how I would describe the differences between the various regions of the United States. By this, I mean I have been asked this question once, by a man who was clearly reaching for...

Other people's problems

A man is out hiking a dangerous and unfamiliar trail when he gets caught in a terrible storm. In the chaos of it, he misses a step and tumbled thousands of feet down the mountain’s face. It is a fall that should surely k...

Do men do drugs to be more like women?

Here’s a conversation I had recently, at a dinner party where I was sat next to an [exceptionally]-well-funded tech CEO: TECH CEO: Have you ever done Ayahuasca? ME: Nah, the whole vomiting-and-shitting-on-yourself-in-f...