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From The Editor: The B Word

Photo by Benjamin Lowy Is there a bubble looming in the tech world? Several reporters here have posed that question repeatedly over the past few months in our editorial meetings. We have not assigned an article. Why? Bubbles are ...READ MORE

The Separation Of Church And State

CALL ME THE spiritual leader of Fast Company. As editor, it's my job to safeguard our journalistic principles and protect the interests of readers. My partner at the magazine, publisher Christine Osekoski, is tasked with generating ...READ MORE

NASDAQ CEO on "Cyber Terrorism," Holograms, and 40 Years of Innovation [Video]

Fast Company Editor Robert Safian joined NASDAQ CEO Robert Greifeld for a frank discussion about the ups and downs in the stock exchange's 40-year history.READ MORE

Letter From the Editor: The Best Rivalry in Business, Refreshed

When you're in the media business, you worry about the cost -- and the risk -- of creating a new product from scratch each time. Movies, music, magazines: We all share the same challenge. In comparison, the idea of creating the same ...READ MORE

Letter from the Editor: Lessons of the Edupunks

Like many teenagers, my son spends a ton of time on his computer. His passion is designing icons to personalize a desktop or iPhone interface. He posts sets of these icons online for people to download. He doesn't get paid for any of ...READ MORE

Letter From the Editor: Think Randomly, Execute Strategically

A delegation of Scottish CEOs came by our offices recently. They were on a four-day tour of U.S. companies -- Apple, Cisco, and so forth. Their goal was both information and inspiration, about how best to keep their businesses, ...READ MORE

iFive: Starbucks, Netflix, News Corp, Salesforce.com, and yes, Fast Company in Today's Innovation News

While you slept, innovation didn't. Here's what you missed and need to know. Notoriously union-averse Starbucks, Costco, and Whole Foods filed their card to reform labor law by creating a  third place on the Employee Free ...READ MORE

Editor's Letter: What Obama and Shaun White Have in Common

When we decided to put Barack Obama on our cover early last year, he was trailing well behind Hillary Clinton in the polls. We were cautioned by magazine insiders about the risk, but by the time our article was finished and hit ...READ MORE

Letter From the Editor of Fast Company: Shock Value

If I had thought ahead, I would have gotten a pedicure. A few weeks ago, I was at an executive retreat and found myself in a strategy session that took place in an open-air porch. All of us were sporting shorts (or skirts) and bare ...READ MORE