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The 8 Percenters: Women Raising More Venture Cash Now Than During the Bubble

Female company founders snagged 8% of venture capital in the U.S. during the first half of 2010. READ MORE

Virtual Project Management Tool Organizes Project Steps

The virtual workspace is a project management tool that allows individuals, groups and business teams to connect and collaborate on projects digitally. Teams can plan projects, update project steps, organize events and create reports ...READ MORE

The Soul of Leadership

Integrating personal and professional development is driving leadership development programming in the public and private sectors. Is B-School the new self help movement?READ MORE

The Most Influential Women in Technology

Women who have succeeded in technology deserve recognition: They are an inspiration for everyone, demonstrating what can be achieved through creativity and hard work.READ MORE

The Hours

Why is the "If you eat lunch, you are lunch," culture still with us?READ MORE

The Best of Both Worlds

To add additional context to Linda Tischler's feature story, Fast Company offers two edited transcripts of interviews with Professor Charles A. O'Reilly at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Catherine Hakim, a sociology ...READ MORE

Feminine Mystique

To design a new generation of shoes for women, Nike turned to nature for inspiration. In particular, the company adopted the stance of the lioness: tough and feminine.READ MORE

Carving Out a Niche

For years, the founders of Chorus snowboards played backup singers to male hotshots. Now these female athletes are belting out a powerful solo brand -- a snowboard company built for women, by women who are hell-bent on respect.READ MORE

Sister Cities

Fast Company visits Houston, San Francisco, and Boston in search of female leaders with smart advice for tough times. Here, a dozen powerful women (and a few men) share their thoughts on leadership, crisis, and mentoring.READ MORE

Stay on Track

Indy driver Sarah Fisher isn't racing to catch up with the boys. She is patiently gaining speed and experience to build a career that will outlast the setback of a high-profile crash and earn her a regular place in the starting lineup. Good advice for any fast-track career.READ MORE

Survival Tactic: Recognize Your Female Talent

The founders of Fine Line Consulting know why corporate America needs more women at the top. Here, they discuss the roadblocks to retaining and rewarding female talent -- and prescribe solutions for vaulting those barriers.READ MORE

Report From the Past - Jane Harper

One year after forming IBM's Speed Team, the group's high-velocity leader explains why being fast is more important than ever, how IBM plans to dominate Act II of the new economy, and why it's still about the people, stupid.READ MORE

Survival Tactic: Recognize Your Female Talent, Part Two

The founders of Fine Line Consulting know why corporate America needs more women at the top. Here, they discuss the roadblocks to retaining and rewarding female talent -- and prescribe solutions for vaulting those barriers.READ MORE