Interview: Scott Kirsner interviews Ben Mezrich at TEDxBeaconStreet

In this very funny and engaging interview by Scott Kirsner, Ben Mezrich talks about writing, rejection, and how he came to write Bringing Down the House, which was made into the movie 21, and The Accidental Billionaires, which was made into the movie The Social Network.

Author of twelve books, Ben Mezrich has created his own highly addictive genre of nonfiction, chronicling the amazing stories of young geniuses making tons of money on the edge of impossibility, ethics, and morality.

Scott Kirsner's column, Innovation Economy, appears in the Globe every Sunday, and he also maintains a companion blog. Kirsner's writing has also appeared in BusinessWeek, Variety, The New York Times, and other publications.

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