If you're fast, you don't accept the status quo. You plan for your moment to shine and when it comes -- pow! -- run for daylight and don't look back. Being fast is taking on an impossible task and bit by bit making it work. It's imagining a better world (or even one that smells like chocolate). Here are the winners of Fast Company's fourth annual global readers' challenge -- every one of them an innovator, dreamer, and doer. Just what did you accomplish in 2004?
Peak PerformersSmartly executed great ideas made 2004 a very good year |
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| 1 |
Good Boy!
Jeffrey P. Ansell, 45 President The Iams Co., a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble |
| 2 |
Putting Towns on the Map
Tom Buxton, 54 President and CEO, The Buxton Co. |
| 3 |
Just Don't Call Them Time Shares
Donn Davis, 42 CEO, Exclusive Resorts LLC |
| 4 |
A School for Us
Dennis Littky, 60 Cofounder and codirector, The Big Picture Co. |
| 5 |
Calling the Tune
Panos Panay, 32 Founder and CEO, Sonicbids Corp. |
| 6 |
A Brand to Go, With Everything on It
Tom Ryan, 48 Executive vice president of branding, Quiznos Sub |
| 7 |
Tasty Trader
John Scharffenberger, 53 CEO and cofounder, Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker |
| 8 |
The Shoe Fits
Nick Swinmurn, 31 Founder and chairman, Zappos.com Inc. |
| 9 |
Homeland Amenity
Michael Van Valkenburgh, 53 Founding principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Inc. |
| 10 |
Future Shock
Andrew Zolli, 34 Founder, Z+Partners |
New IdeasMaking their mark with products and services we hadn't imagined |
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| 11 |
Coming to a Boil
Dwight Aspinwall, 43 Cofounder and president, Jetboil Inc. |
| 12 |
Reach Out and Touch Everyone
Tony Bates, 37 Vice president and general manager, Cisco Systems Inc. |
| 13 |
Supercharging the Digital Shoebox
Stewart Butterfield, 31 Caterina Fake, 34 President and VP marketing and community, Ludicorp Research & Development Ltd. |
| 14 |
Memo to Bugs: Bring It On
Richard Lane, 55 President, Buzz Off Insect Shield LLC |
| 15 |
Going to the Mattresses
Kurt Ling, 41 Vice president of innovation, Simmons Bedding Co. |
| 16 |
Designing Better Research
Thomas Newmaster, 37 Owner and COO, William Fox Munroe Inc. |
| 17 |
Dell-izing Printers
Tim Peters, 43 VP and GM, Dell Imaging and Printing, Dell Inc. |
| 18 |
Military Intelligence
Steve Roth, 52 Founder and CEO, MAYA Viz LLC |
| 19 |
Soccer Dad Gets Mad
Jeff Skeen, 46 CEO and founder, Full90 Sports Inc. |
| 20 |
Nexis for the Rest of Us
Patrick Spain, 52 Founder, Chairman, and CEO, HighBeam Research Inc. |
BreakthroughsBig moments, immediate results |
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| 21 |
Cool by Design
John Christakos, 40 President and designer, Blu Dot Design & Manufacturing Inc. |
| 22 |
Dollars From Detritus
Stampp Corbin, 44 Founder and CEO, RetroBox |
| 23 |
On Best Behavior
Dave Morgan, 41 CEO and founder, Tacoda Systems Inc. |
| 24 |
Credit Card Top Cop
Sergio Pinon, 54 Senior vice president of security and risk services, MasterCard International |
| 25 |
Internet Video Star
Allie Savarino, 33 Senior vice president, Unicast Communications Corp. |
| 26 |
Paging Captain Kirk
Rob Shostak, 56 Founder and CTO, Vocera Communications |
| 27 |
The New Joe College
Luke Skurman, 24 Cofounder and CEO, College Prowler |
| 28 |
The Firestarter
Clay Wilson, 42 Fire chief, SimpleFire LLC |
| 29 |
The Power of O
Larry Woodard, 45 President and CEO, Vigilante |
| 30 |
True Person-to-Person Calling
Niklas Zennstroem, 39 Cofounder and CEO, Skype Technologies S.A. |
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March 2005
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