J. Crew CEO and Apple board member Mickey Drexler offers an insider's perspective on Steve Jobs's vision: "Steve's dream before he died was to design an iCar."READ MORE›
"Hollywood and Silicon Valley are like two ships passing in the night. They're not trading passengers," Steve Jobs says in this exclusive audio clip from his "wilderness period."READ MORE›
Many businesses follow an instinctive but misguided principle: The more critical the project, the more people must be thrown at it. That’s hard to argue with-- except that only occasionally do more brains mean better ideas.READ MORE›
Self-confidence dialed too high can become arrogance. Too much attention to detail (a good thing) can become perfectionism (a not-so-good thing). But sometimes mitigating or attempting to control one’s weaknesses or flaws can have a deleterious effect.READ MORE›
Ashton Kutcher's reportedly been picked to play Steve Jobs. Now, who should play Woz, Laurene Powell Jobs, Jon Ive, and other important important figures from the Apple founder's life? Here are our picks.READ MORE›
A treasure trove of unearthed interviews, conducted by the writer who knew him best, reveals how Jobs's ultimate success at Apple can be traced directly to his so-called wilderness years.READ MORE›
There's a fresh fuss brewing over Apple's UI design "mistake," courtesy of an ex-Apple designer's opinionated tweet. The truth is that the House that Jobs built is doing just fine. For now.READ MORE›
Some consultants earn their livings creating profiles of the "ideal leader" for each key position within their client organization. But that doesn't truly serve their clients' growth ambitions. READ MORE›
"It's been interesting talking about what's new with Bump 3.0 because the list of things that we're removing is longer than the list of things that we're adding," says Bump CEO David Lieb. "It's not a normal progression." There's a lesson in here for all of us.READ MORE›
Apple's competitors are hoping to repeat Apple's success in the retail space. Microsoft will reportedly open up two stores in the New York area this year; Amazon is said to be launching a store in Seattle; and Google revealed that it's in the planning stages of a retail store in Dublin. What are all these digital market leaders trying to sell in the physical world?READ MORE›
The former Apple executive who oversaw the creation of the iPod, Jon Rubinstein was tapped to breathe new life into HP, but has now become a symbol for all the dramatic and bumpy transformations HP has undergone over the past few years.READ MORE›
Offering a rare peek inside the famously secretive company, Apple's earnings are watched by every industry analyst and news outlet--and even live blogged in some instances, like a worldwide sporting event.READ MORE›
Apple was just granted 22 fresh patents. Among ideas for smart clothing and new iPhone headsets is a patent relating to the Apple Television. It contains elements previously unseen--and that may contain important clues to the long-rumored Apple device.READ MORE›
As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drum-beating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong some. But we also nailed a few things this year. Back in January we pondered who might replace Steve Jobs at Apple...READ MORE›
[The following is Steve Silberman's introduction to Susan Kare Icons, available for purchase directly from the author.]
Point, click. The gestures and metaphors of icon-driven computing seem so natural and effortless to us now that ...READ MORE›
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