Entrepreneurs and business leaders each have their place in the business world. It’s the entrepreneur that forges the path and the leader that turns it into a highway. Even more rare, is the entrepreneurial leader that changes our world. Think Steve Jobs (Apple), Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia), Herb Kelleher (Southwest Airlines), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Henry Ford [...]
The holidays are a time to gather with family, consume vast quantities of food — and gawk at the holiday card photos of people you only correspond with once a year. Rather than receive generic wishes for “Happy Holidays!” from some of the companies we’ve corresponded with this year, Fast Company reached out to hear [...]
Millions of people across the globe are mourning the death of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs. He has left behind an almost unrivalled legacy of invention, with products that have set the standard for innovation. As stated by Adam Cahan, Media Products Vice President at Yahoo, Jobs “ignited the passion that we have for products.” Many [...]
Mobile is quickly becoming a marketing channel to watch, appealing to both marketers and consumers due to it being highly personal and because cell phones are almost always switched on. And as there are more phones in the world than personal computers, this device cannot be ignored. Within the mobile sector, location-based services are gaining [...]
I made every textbook mistake at my first startup, which is why I believe I was much more effective at my second one. I have adopted the motto “good judgment comes from experience, but experience comes from bad judgment.” We need to learn from doing, by trial and error. If I can help you avoid [...]
We all know Facebook commands the attention and inspiration behind most social network headlines. Twitter may merit more attention from time to time, but we can only focus on so much – and we accept the light blue as quietly lingering in the dark blue’s shadow. Add LinkedIn, YouTube, and search to the discussion and [...]
As job markets become increasingly unstable, more people than ever before are choosing the start-up route to wealth creation. They see themselves walking in the footsteps of the Ancient Mariner, charting unknown waters and watching dreams become reality. However the reality of an entrepreneur’s day-to-day life is more sweatshop than swashbuckling tycoon. It’s intense. It’s [...]
Monitoring how much power your home uses isn’t just frugal but an “in” and green idea. Google and Microsoft are already players in the home energy market but Apple is looking to change the game with two patent applications. There’s a simple reason for Apple to get into the smart grid market and that’s money. [...]
