Mike is lead storyteller at Signifyd, a Silicon Valley commerce protection company. He’s a former journalist who covered the distinctive culture of Silicon Valley for The Mercury News of San Jose. While writing his business column he chronicled the early days of companies, including Yahoo and Google, and the waning days of companies like Sun Microsystems and Hewlett Packard. He’s won many writing and reporting awards and shares a Pulitzer Prize with the Mercury News staff.