Figured so and meant no disrespect for your tenacity to find him. If you can't disclose it's understood but I still really want to know the details.
>a little more than 'take a guess',
go on..?
Well, as the article says. I looked for journos who had covered start-ups/companies in similar niches rather than picking someone at random.
I took it that the parent was asking how you made contact with the guy (eg how did you get his email), but on a second reading it's not so clear. I assume his email was probably freely available on the TC site then.