 Kessler has worked for about 20 years as a research analyst, investment banker, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager.He was also the Co-founder and President of Velocity Capital Management, an investment firm based in Palo Alto, California, United States where he turned US$100 million into US$1 billion between 1996 and 2001.He has written for "The Wall Street Journal", "The New York Times", "Wired", "Forbes", "The Weekly Standard", the "Los Angeles Times", "The American Spectator", and Thestreet.com.