Meet Roy Bahat, one of Fast Company's Most Creative People

Head of Bloomberg Beta

Roy Bahat is the head of Bloomberg Beta, a new $75 million venture fund backed by Bloomberg L.P. that focuses on investments in the world of work and invests purely for financial return. He is also a lecturer at U.C. Berkeley and chairman of Ouya, the game console maker in which he was the first investor.

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Which One Of These Visions Of How We’ll Work In The Future Sounds Most Appealing?

You probably won’t get a say in the matter, but these 4 scenarios–from an economy dominated by slow corporate jobs to one defined by all task-based gig work–are what you should plan for in the coming decades.

Roy Bahat

Head of Bloomberg Beta

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Which One Of These Visions Of How We’ll Work In The Future Sounds Most Appealing?

You probably won’t get a say in the matter, but these 4 scenarios–from an economy dominated by slow corporate jobs to one defined by all task-based gig work–are what you should plan for in the coming decades.

Silicon Valley’s New Hiring Strategy

In Silicon Valley, some dare to ask: Why hire a PhD, when a self-taught kid is just as good?

Impact

More than two-thirds of Obamacare cosponsors are now backing Medicare for All proposal

Food labeling is broken. Kind Bar is on a not-so-nutty quest to fix it

Julia, Sesame Street’s autistic muppet, has a new campaign to help teach parents about autism

Creativity

Bottled water’s next trick is making the bottle disappear

Olivia Munn is starring in a new cybersecurity thriller about the Sony hack . . . for IT managers?

From a cyborg manifesto to hacking humanity, read this artist’s tech-themed poetry created on the spot

Co.Design

You’re already being watched by facial recognition tech. This map shows where

Peak startup culture is here—and it draws blood

The fascinating thing our airports reveal about the natural world

Work Life

TED Talk curators on the 4 most crucial ways to become a better public speaker

Stop calling us women in tech. It’s marginalizing and needs to evolve

How not to choke during your next high-stakes job interview