Topic: Stanford

Will the World's Cheapest Solar Lantern Pull in Profits While Igniting Economic Development?

When the sun goes down, much of the world goes dark. At-home productivity sinks--you can't read or learn without light--unless you can afford to buy kerosene, which emits noxious fumes. D.Light, a company that originated as a ...READ»

Stanford's Visible Energy UFO Remote-Controls Your Wall Warts

Stanford's just demonstrated a stylish way of managing the various wall chargers dotted around your home--and simultaneously created a convenient way to both kill the vampire power they draw from your electrical supply and ...READ»

Pitching Ideas

More important than having a great idea is figuring out how to sell it to the boss -- especially in a culture that's not too keen to accept your idea. How to do it? A couple of academics from Stanford and the University of ...READ»

NJ Medical Malpractice Lawyers Say Delayed Treatment Left Man Brain Damaged

Medical Malpractice Lawyers, Cerussi and Gunn, PC, represented a NJ man who suffered brain damage as a result of delayed treatment for a colloid cyst on his brain. The case resulted in a multi-million dollar settlement for the plaintiff.READ»

Extreme Networking: MBAs Show the Way, Part 2

Incoming B-school students from Harvard to Stanford use Web-based communities to get to know each other, to make deals for cell phones, and to launch business plans -- before they attend their first class! Can the schools themselves get into the act?READ»

When Good Brands Do Bad

So many readers were angered by Bill Breen's remarks on the Presidential election yesterday that it brought to mind some new research from the Stanford School of Business. The new study, "When Good Brands Do Bad," explores what ...READ»

Sherrie Taguchi

Assistant Dean and Director of the MBA Program at the Stanford Graduate School of BusinessREAD»

MBAs Rate the Recruiters

Some B-school rankings ask corporate recruiters to rate the top MBA programs. But the MBAs at Stanford Business School decided to turn the tables on that idea by recognizing the top recruiters. The winners: PepsiCo, Boston ...READ»

Merger Mania

Comcast bids on Disney. Cingular buys AT&T Wireless. North Fork acquires Greenpoint. Holy merger mania! Two professors from Wharton and Stanford suggest that mergers -- and the accompanying mania -- may result from overconfidence. ...READ»

The Price of Balance

This month's letter from the editor.READ»

Leadership Is a Muscle

How is your attitude about your abilities affecting your success?READ»

An Early Ethics Lesson

MIT's Sloan School of Management, Harvard Business School, and Carnegie Mellon said they would reject the applications of the prospective students who hacked into a Web site to find out if they had been admitted before being ...READ»

Anthropologists in Pursuit of 'Vuja De'

Everybody has heard of deja vu, right? It's the distinct feeling you've been here before. When you go out to do field work in Anthropologist mode, you should aspire to the opposite: a state of mind my friend Bob Sutton at Stanford ...READ»

Executive Education

Looking to build your skills, learn some new tricks, or just improve your work life? Fast Company recently launched an online guide to some of the finest executive education opportunities and resources. Drawing on executive ...READ»

Fast Talk: Turning the (conference) tables

Five top business-school deans grapple with questions from their own MBA application forms.READ»

Laughing Through the Recession? Yes, Plz

What's the state of the funny business? Despite what you might read, it's quite good.READ»

What Should I Do With My Life?

The real meaning of success -- and how to find it.READ»

Sims Wyeth on Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

How the language you use could affect whether or not your message is heard and understood properly.READ»

Public Speaking Tips and Presentation Skills

Good public speakers have the ability to understand the thoughts and perceptions of others, as well as the underlying values and assumptions that trigger those thoughts.READ»

What Does Silicon Valley Want from Washington?

Fast Interview: Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig talks about his aborted run for Congress, the threat of a catastrophic network event, and who he's supporting for president.READ»

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On Humanity and Humility

In our Fast Talk feature in the September issue of Fast Company, we asked the B-School deans of Harvard, Kellogg, Stanford, Tuck, and Wharton to answer one of their own application questions. If you haven't read it already, its a ...READ»

What The Arts Teach Us About Business and Life

There is a lot of talk these days about education, what we should be teaching our children so they will be successful. A consensus seems to have arisen that math and science should be more rigorously taught and that the United States ...READ»

California Health Insurance Agent Offers Trip Cancellation Policies

California Health Insurance Agent Matt Lockard offers Patriot T.R.I.P. insurance coverage in the event of the unthinkable.READ»

Speedometer

Going fast. Going slow. Going nowhere.READ»

How Do I Make My Resume Stick?

CV.v2 asks: I am putting together a resume for the first time since the days when I listed student-club memberships and honor rolls on it. Any advice for making a resume stick?READ»