They predicted the “electronic frontier” of the Internet, Prozac, YouTube, cloning, home-schooling, the self-induced paralysis of too many choices, instant celebrities, and the end of blue-collar manufacturing. Not bad for 1970.READ»
Serious about starting a tech company? It used to be that Silicon Valley was the only place to go. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick.READ»
Zipcar is going public. The car-sharing firm led by Scott Griffith that lets you "borrow" one of its 6,500 vehicles for as little as an hour at a time, has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO. Last month, the firm ...READ»
In this excerpt from the book The Middle-Class Millionaire, authors Russ Alan Prince and Lewis Schiff discuss the AOL founder's new role as majority owner and Chairman of Exclusive Resorts.READ»
Retail health clinics are dotting the landscape like Starbucks, frustrating doctors but delighting patients. Is this the beginning of the answer to our national health-care crisis?READ»
Trump World Tower
Richard Meier's Perry Street towers
20 Pine
The Jade
Miraval Living
William Beaver House
The pitch
"The Greatest Condominium Building in the ...READ»
How to explain poker's revival as America's most popular sport? Could be because it's the ultimate forum for liars. And that, says world poker champ Phil Hellmuth Jr., is good business.READ»
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How to explain poker's revival as America's most popular sport? Could be because it's the ultimate forum for liars. And that, says world poker champ Phil Hellmuth Jr., is good business.READ»
It's the new era of accountability: Most of the nation's worst-performing bosses have been shown the door. But what about the guys who just won't go? Meet the Teflon CEOs. Poor results, declining stock prices, and strategic blunders just seem to slide right off them.READ»
Adman extraordinaire Jay Chiat once proudly told me his secret for getting people to take his calls. "I call the person's secretary and say, 'Tell X it's his doctor, and I have the results of his tests.' X rushes to the phone; it ...READ»
Wall Street is down on AOL Time Warner -- and worried about its moguls. Yet deeper in the ranks, a cadre of executives is working hard to bring the troubled colossus to life. Here's how a new cast of players is building the future of the world's biggest media company.READ»
Larry Weber is trying to provoke you. He wants to take your tired cliché-ridden definition of leadership and turn it upside down. Here?s a look at the leader of today: the provocateur.READ»
Dan Case, the former CEO of Hambrecht and Quist, recently put his career on hold following surgery to remove a malignant brain tumor. Before he was diagnosed, Case talked with Fast Company. The story appeared in print before Case made his condition public.READ»
