Who's Next

Phil Fernandez And Marketo's Mission: Eliminate Cold Calling Forever

BY Lydia Dishman | 05-16-2012 | 4:44 PM | MANAGEMENT

Meet Phil Fernandez, CEO of Marketo, and believer that cold calling should go the way of the dinosaur. READ MORE›

Who's Next: Pinterest Designer Sahil Lavingia And His New E-Commerce Site Gumroad

BY David Holmes | 04-25-2012 | 5:32 AM | LEADERSHIP

At 19, Sahil Lavingia has already designed scores of apps and worked at one of the hottest startups in the world--but he's only getting started.READ MORE›

GRASP: The Startup Incubator For Soccer-Playing, Synchronized Flying Robots

BY Neal Ungerleider | 04-17-2012 | 8:35 AM | VIDEO

Philly's GRASP Laboratory creates robots that can play sports, perform surgery, and fly in insect-like swarms.READ MORE›

Airbnb For Vacations: Vayable Turns Tourists Into Micro-Entrepreneurs

BY David Holmes | 04-12-2012 | 8:37 AM |

Vayable's mission is about more than providing unique experiences to adventure-hungry travelers. It’s also about creating an eco-system of micro-entrepreneurs around the world. READ MORE›

How Edward Saatchi's NationalField Can Make Your Workplace A Happy, Productive Hive

BY Lydia Dishman | 04-09-2012 | 10:00 AM | MANAGEMENT

Saatchi is a cofounder of NationalField, which began as a platform to help organize Obama's 2008 campaign. It has since become a global, private, social networking juggernaut. Here's how it motivates workers and keeps offices buzzing.READ MORE›

Fab Lab Meets Think Tank (With Lasers!) At Collab NYC

BY Neal Ungerleider | 04-06-2012 | 8:30 AM | DESIGN

New York's Collab gives members access to 3-D printers, lasers, industrial equipment, and more in exchange for creative collaborations across industries. Here cofounders Adina and Mark Levin explain why you need an invite to get in--and why you will definitely want one. READ MORE›

Organovo CEO Keith Murphy Is Refilling The Cartridge For Printing Human Organs

BY David Holmes | 04-02-2012 | 12:00 PM | LEADERSHIP

Organovo's 3-D bioprinter can now create blood vessels and connective tissue. Will it someday fabricate entire organs?READ MORE›

Cultivating Charisma: How Personal Magnetism Can Help (Or Hurt) You At Work

BY Arnie Cooper | 03-29-2012 | 10:00 AM | CAREERS

Olivia Fox Cabane, author of "The Charisma Myth," talks with Fast Company about why charisma is so critical to business and how special Jedi mind tricks can help get you there.READ MORE›

Fancy Hands' On-Call Army Of Personal Assistants Log 20,000 Minutes Of Talk Time Per Month

BY David Holmes | 03-27-2012 | 12:00 PM | LEADERSHIP

You don't have to be a Hollywood mogul to have someone do mind-numbing tasks for you. Just ask Ted Roden.READ MORE›

How Mary's Gone Crackers Is Feeding The Craze For Healthy Snacks

BY Lydia Dishman | 03-23-2012 | 10:00 AM | MANAGEMENT

Getting those late afternoon hunger pangs? Mary Waldner can help. Building a business on gluten-free crackers, Waldner's uncompromising vision has her at the top of an award-winning heap of tasty treats that only use organic, non-GMO ingredients. And did we mention this is her second act?READ MORE›

Cory Kidd's Saving The World From Obesity With An Army Of Cute Robots

BY David Holmes | 03-22-2012 | 9:00 AM | LEADERSHIP

Cory Kidd thinks he can help solve our obesity problem--with the help of a robot named Autom.READ MORE›

Who (Or What's) Best At Predicting March Madness Winners?

BY David Holmes | 03-13-2012 | 7:38 AM | INNOVATION

When it comes to predicting March Madness winners, who knows best: experts, algorithms, or the crowd?READ MORE›

GLO Gaming's Lindsey Port Helps Brands Meet Gamers Where They Live

BY Lydia Dishman | 01-10-2012 | 2:33 PM | MANAGEMENT

“Games have a huge audience and companies are sitting on mountains of unmonetized content,” says Lindsey Port, the founder of GLO Gaming, the fast-growing online and mobile ad platform that helps big brands find new and engaging ways to reach gamers during their daily "happy time."READ MORE›

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