Wanderfly's Christy Liu Wants You To Discover Unknown Places That Are Just What You're Looking For Researching and booking a vacation has become such a hassle that you need to book a second vacation just to recover from it. Wanderfly aims to change all that. Cofounder Christy Liu tells Fast Company about the future of travel planning.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Betabrand's Chris Lindland Inspires Fans To Experience--Not Just Wear--Fashion Chris Lindland, CEO of San Francisco-based Betabrand, has built a a thriving company by designing clothing around urban trends and stereotypes, and created a heap of online buzz by encouraging fans to share their "experience" with the fashion.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Box CEO Aaron Levie Will Liberate You From Your Desk [Video] As workforces fan out around the globe, and the Internet and proliferation of portable devices connected to it make us all more mobile (and our workplaces more physically fractured), Aaron Levie believes there needs to be a simple way to share, collaborate, and track work. And that's the idea behind Box, his cloud content-management company.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
80 Million Links A Day Don't Lie: How Bitly Reveals The Web And The World You might think of Bitly simply as a service that shortens links for your Twitter feed. But to Hilary Mason, the company's chief scientist, Bitly is building a fresh new way to know what's going on in the world.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Self-Proclaimed "Fail Factory" 500 Startups' Recipe For Success When it comes to Silicon Valley startups, success stories are a dime a dozen. Where it really gets interesting is when you start talking failure. And no one has a more unique view on failure than Dave McClure, founding parter of VC and incubator firm 500 Startups.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Turntable's Billy Chasen Makes Music Social Again Experiencing music as a social activity used to mean going to a concert or a party. But in the digital age, music is a more solitary experience--the earbuds, the playlists, the Pandora stations just for you. Turntable.fm founder and CEO Billy Chasen wants to bring music lovers together again, online.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Smartling's Jack Welde Ensures Your Website Doesn't Get Lost In Translation "Language is one of the last true barriers on the web; our view is that five years from now, having an English-only website is going to feel about as dumb as not having a website at all," says Smartling CEO Jack Welde. Here's how Smartling is helping companies translate their websites quickly, cheaply--and most importantly, accurately.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Eventbrite's Kevin And Julia Hartz Make Event Ticketing Easy And Cheaper For Everyone If you've had it up to here with Ticketmaster's insane fees, or you're looking to buy or sell tickets to your school's bake sale, your band's concert, or a local cooking class, Eventbrite is the place for you. Cofounders Kevin and Julia Hartz tell Fast Company how they're building up their social ticketing company.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Sifteo's David Merrill Imagines The Future Of Intelligent Play Game maker--and game changer--Sifteo is building the future of play by incorporating the best of its past, combining the interactive nature of video games with the hands-on feel of timeless classics like dominoes, chess, and the Rubik's Cube. Cofounder David Merrill talks with Fast Company about what inspires him to create.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Visual Revenue Founder Dennis R. Mortensen Hijacks Your Homepage For Bigger Ad Dollars Okay, maybe "hijack" is too strong a word--but Visual Revenue's "front page automation platform" gives media companies a scientific new tool to position their websites for the highest possible ad revenue.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
BrightFarms CEO Paul Lightfoot Wants To Grow Lettuce On Your Roof [VIDEO] It's BrightFarms CEO Paul Lightfoot's mission to fix the broken food-supply chain by helping grocery stores access fresh, pesticide-free local produce--from hydroponic gardens on their own roofs.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Bang & Olufsen CEO Tue Mantoni Is Plotting A Way Into Your Home The new head of the Danish sound and audio pioneer wants to get his luxury, design-centric products in front of a new, broader audience.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
Meet Anders Wahlquist From B-Reel, The Company That Helped Bring "The Wilderness Downtown" To Life Production company B-Reel exploded into the pop-culture consciousness with "The Wilderness Downtown," the interactive music video for Arcade Fire's "We Used To Wait." Meet the team that's helping companies, brands, and bands use technology to create new ways for fans to experience storytelling.
Updated Wed May 9, 2012
9 Simple Productivity Tips You Can Do Right Now It's Friday. It's your last shot to clear off your to-do list so it won't dog you through the weekend. Pick one of these 9 sensible tips for getting stuff done and get moving.
Posted Fri May 4, 2012
How UGG Got Its Y Chromosome Back UGG, maker of the iconic Australian sheepskin boots that became beyond ubiquitous for women, wants to get back in touch with its original customer: dudes. To do so, it enlisted the help of fleet-footed Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Updated Tue Mar 13, 2012
The Weigh-In: What's The Best Way To Motivate Your Employees? Motivation is a hot topic year-round, but particularly in January, the month of fresh starts, checklists, and lofty goals. We try to figure out how to prod our employees to excel, to hit and surpass ambitious targets. So what's the best way to get it done? Fast Company experts have weighed in--now tell us what's worked for you.
Updated Tue Jan 24, 2012
Eric Litman Of Medialets Helps Brands Go Big With Mobile Ads "The biggest advertisers and publishers in the world are trying to figure out how to deliver a message to a consumer on a very personal medium in a way that meaningfully connects, that's not annoying or too invasive, and supports the brand in a positive way," says Medialets CEO Eric Litman. "We're trying to make [mobile] ads much more interesting at big, big scale."
Updated Tue Dec 20, 2011
Make 2012 Your Best Year Yet Fast Company wants you to have a banner year in 2012. As our gift to you, may we present our very best advice and tips on how to work smarter, manage your career, and lead a more meaningful life.
Updated Thu Dec 15, 2011
Buddy Media's Michael Lazerow Makes People (Actually) Like Your Facebook Page What's a Facebook fan really worth? A lot more if the conversation is two-way. Buddy Media helps the world's biggest advertisers create, manage, and track social media campaigns; CEO Michael Lazerow speaks with Fast Company about how he helps brands authentically connect with their audiences.
Updated Mon Dec 12, 2011
What It Will Take For Corporations To Become Truly Responsible Citizens Corporate America still tends to insist it has no obligation to anyone but its shareholders. It is time to put an end to this attitude--and it will be up to consumers to do so. We can no longer tolerate the hypocrisy of corporate attempts at social responsibility that try to save and protect with one hand while the other hand destroys
Posted Tue Nov 29, 2011
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