Eric Ries On How To Make Any Company Move Like A Lean Startup

"Corporations are ruled by the systems that you create," Lean Startup author Eric Ries tells Fast Company. Whether your team's 100 or 100,000, here's how to make a system that's entrepreneurial by process, not by slogan.

Social-Media Trends That Can't Be Ignored In 2013

By John Souza

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01-09-2013

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06:00 PM

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Social Marketing

Last year, social media overtook porn as the number one internet activity. So in the year ahead, it's essential for your business to optimize its social media marketing strategy. Here are five steps to get started.

A Simple, Elegant Tool To Encourage Good Habits, Backed By The Founders Of Twitter

By Ariel Schwartz

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01-09-2013

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05:30 PM

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From the Web

Need some help keeping your New Year’s resolutions? Or doing anything to improve your life? This app called Lift will help motivate you, and track your progress.

To bring that level of leadership to 50 percent, we have to make a deliberate effort to find women and appoint them to that level. Most of the time that deliberate effort isn’t made.

- Dina Refki, Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, SUNY Albany

How MTV Grows Its Audience

By 30 Second MBA

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01-09-2013

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04:15 PM

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30 Second MBA

Jason Rzepka, VP of public affairs for MTV, says if you want to grow your audience or user base, you have to stop preaching to the choir.

The Death Of Brand Ownership--And Why Companies Will Benefit

By Ekaterina Walter

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01-09-2013

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03:00 PM

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branding

There is no such thing as “owning your brand” anymore. Here's why it's a good thing.

4 Steps To Building A World-Cup-Worthy Career

By Kaihan Krippendorff

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01-09-2013

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02:00 PM

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business focus

Erroll Brain, coach of Portugal’s national rugby team, talks about what elevates teams to World Cup-level players.

Meditating Your Way To More Effective Leadership

By Michael Carroll

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01-09-2013

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01:00 PM

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Leadership

Why sitting still and listening to your own thoughts for a few minutes a day may be the best business move you can make.

3 Myths About Self-Promotion

By Karen Kang

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01-09-2013

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12:00 PM

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Brand

Are you great at what you do, but no one seems to notice? These 3 misconceptions might be getting in your way. Here's the best way to promote the brand called you.

"Did you see the tweet?" or "did you get my email?" are a tax on our attention. Resilience means standing up in all conditions, but electronic communication has gotten more fragile, not less.

- Seth Godin

Goodbye Consumer Research Studies, Hello Social Media

By 30 Second MBA

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01-09-2013

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10:15 AM

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30 Second MBA

Historically, companies have invested in expensive formal research studies. Amy Jo Martin, CEO of Digital Royalty, says social media provides a cheaper, quicker, more useful option.

The Curious Magic Of Dropbox’s Culture-Building, Product-Inspiring Outdoor Hikes

By David Zax

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01-09-2013

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10:00 AM

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Fast Talk

"Hillcore" is not the latest indie music craze. Let's take a hiking tour of San Francisco with Dropbox coder Dan Wheeler, the man who brought the trail-hitting habit to the company.