Topic: Ivy League

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: Hacker. Dropout. CEO.

When Mark Zuckerberg showed up in Palo Alto three years ago, he had no car, no house, and no job. Today, he's at the helm of a smokin'-hot social-networking site, Facebook, and turning down billion-dollar offers. Can this kid be for real?READ»

What Ideas Are You Fighting For?

Back in the early 1980s, when I was a student at Princeton University, one of my heroes was Pete Carril, the legendary (and now Hall of Fame) basketball coach. During his 29-year tenure, Carril’s Princeton Tigers regularly squared ...READ»

Don't Blame ME For Your Credit Crisis, Mr. Paulson

Don't Blame Me for your Credit Crisis, Mr. Paulson You changed the rules for what constitutes a smart financial decision, and now you want to turn around and blame ME because I borrowed money? Screw you, buddy; let me tell you how ...READ»

The Ongoing Evolution of Revolution

In a Sept. 15 opinion piece for the Harvard Crimson, professor Shoshana Zuboff exhorts incoming and continuing Harvard students to reinvent capitalism. Describing the current state of capitalism as "disruptive," Zuboff positions ...READ»

The Leading Edge - A College Rejection is Not the End of the World...or Your Life

After the initial disappointment of not getting into their top choice wears off, most college students feel like failures not from the rejection. It comes from internalizing the feeling they have let their parents down. ...READ»

Discriminated Against? Go Out and Do it Yourself

My first job right out of college was at J Walter Thompson Company in New York. I had an Ivy League degree and I was hired as...a typist. I spent the day putting carbon paper in documents, throwing them out and starting them ...READ»

Action Breeds Confidence

Teddy Roosevelt is John McCain’s hero.  If you live in the USA, you know Teddy, he was the 26th President of the United States, the man for whom the Teddy Bear is named and the fourth guy on Mount Rushmore – along with George ...READ»

Exclusive Interview: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg on the Value of Viral Loops

This interview was conducted during research for my book, Viral Loop. You can read an excerpt here at Fast Company, or find out what your friends are really worth by installing the Viral Loop widget. While still a teenager Mark ...READ»

The Management Express

You want MBA smarts -- but without the MBA commitment. Look no further.READ»

Fast Company Library

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Blinders Aren't Just For Horses: Business Lessons From Wall Street and Warren Buffett

If you have been following the news, you must know about the trials and tribulations of Wall Street firms. Sub-prime losses continue to wreak havoc and all their Ivy League MBAs aren't saving them.Some people actually believe that ...READ»

Education: Dazed and Confused Over Metrics

What determines a good school? Usually the quantitative data -- most frequently standardized test scores and graduation rates -- carry the most weight in answering that question. On the qualitative side, there's student and parent ...READ»

Fast Facts About America's Bosses

Looking back over 50 years of National Boss Days (October 16), workers everywhere may notice one thing has remained constant: The big money is concentrated at the top, and the bigs are mostly men. As for the talent? Well, we have nothing controversial to say. After all, we're up for promotion. Right, boss?READ»

Will D.C.'s New Egghead Culture Last?

If history is any guide, the Obama administration will not succeed at permanently removing anti-intellectualism from the national mindset. Sure, Obama's hired the best pickup hoops squad in White House history. But, ultimately, this group is a bunch of brainiacs. READ»

Percentile Dysfunction, Bat Man, Balancing Act

Very Short List delivers one excellent item to your inbox, daily: Books, films, music, web-things, and dispatches on science and technology. This week, see death-defying stunts, meet a real-life Batman, and read a compelling memoir about American education and ruling class entitlement. READ»

Coffee + Cash

Click on a date above for more details Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture By Taylor Clark November 5 More people would give up sex before they'd give up coffee? That's just ...READ»

The Case for Optimism

Why it makes sense to look on the bright side of life.READ»

Prophet of Productivity

Cisco CEO John Chambers sure showed the chrome-domes in Davos a thing or two.READ»

If Your Goal Is Success, Don't Consult These Gurus

For years, motivational speakers have celebrated a Yale study on why people succeed. It's powerful! Compelling! Too bad it doesn't exist.READ»

Only the Brave Surrender

Don't be ashamed of what you don't know.READ»

Get Your Career in Site

No, this isn't another article about how to post your resume on the Web! It's a practical guide to using the Web to answer the real questions: What kind of work do you want to do? What kind of company do you want to work for?READ»

Made to Stick: The Myth of Mutual Funds

Why we don't always believe the truth.READ»

• Doing What Feels Right Despite the Evidence
• 10 Tips for Making Sensible Investments

'I'm a Saboteur.'

Brainpower is more important than ever, but education seems more backward than ever. John Taylor Gatto, an award-winning teacher, now aims to overthrow the public-school establishment for which he worked for 30 years.READ»

Identity Shift

Ever wonder why it's hard to make sense of most career-change advice? Maybe it's because the books and gurus have it all wrong.READ»

Free Trade Isn't Fair

Mike Dolan is leading a long-shot crusade against the new economy's most widely shared belief: that global economic integration -- of countries, companies, currencies, and markets -- is both virtuous and inevitable.READ»