Amy Feldman

Forbes Staff
Manufacturing

Calendly was built out of frustration. Now the scheduling app is worth $3 billion—and the subject of a heated Twitter spat among Silicon Valley elite.

ABOUT

I'm a senior editor at Forbes, where I cover manufacturing, industrial innovation and consumer products. I also edit the Next Billion-Dollar Startups list. Before rejoining Forbes in 2016, I was a senior writer or staff writer at BusinessWeek, Money

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I'm a senior editor at Forbes, where I cover manufacturing, industrial innovation and consumer products. I also edit the Next Billion-Dollar Startups list. Before rejoining Forbes in 2016, I was a senior writer or staff writer at BusinessWeek, Money and the New York Daily News. My work has also appeared in Barron's, Inc., the New York Times and numerous other publications. I'm based in New York, but my family is from Pittsburgh—and I love stories that get me out into the industrial heartland. Ping me with ideas, or follow me on Twitter @amyfeldman.

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Hiring Refugees: How One Big Factory Did It

GE Appliances is working to hire 1,000 people at its Louisville factories by 2023. Its secret weapon in a competitive job market: A recent program to hire Afghan refugees, immigrants and others for whom English is a second language.
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How Two Shoemakers Are Bucking The Offshoring Trend

Most shoemakers left the United States for cheaper factories abroad decades ago. Here’s how two small, family-owned firms with strong consumer followings—Sabah and Okabashi—are bucking the trend.
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Fallen Unicorn CEO Is Now A Billionaire

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