10.08.13 | 1:48 pmTwitter Defines Itself By What Facebook Isn’tTwitter insiders and media buyers share what distinguishes the two. “Facebook is private, not live,” says Twitter COO Ali Rowghani. “Instagram isn’t conversational.”
09.13.13 | 7:18 am5 Things Twitter Needs To Do Before Its IPOFor our forthcoming November 2013 issue, Fast Company spoke with Twitter VP of Media Chloe Sladden, its COO Ali Rowghani, and Glenn Brown, head of Twitter’s Amplify product. Here’s a preview of what they had to say.
Work LifeNewark Mayor Cory Booker On The Power Of Physical Face TimeThe famously busy mayor–and founder of social video discovery site #Waywire–meets with Fast Company‘s Ellen McGirt to discuss why nothing beats a real-world hangout. Yes, even the perfect tweet.
Fast Company MagazineMatt Damon Promotes Potty Humor For A CauseTwo years of work came to fruition this February for our July/August 2011 cover subject, Matt Damon, and the charity he cofounded, Water.org.
Fast Company MagazineHow BuzzFeed, Xerox, And TaskRabbit Execs Found Their Ways As Leaders Who advised you during a recent transition? “Scott Griffith, CEO of Zipcar. He has taken an early-stage startup all the way through IPO. He’s seen everything. Those are the types of mentors that I lean on when I’m making big, strategic decisions.”
Fast Company MagazineFor Western Union Business Solutions’s Global Head of Sales, Management Can Mean JugglingA new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.
Fast Company MagazineNaimisha Chanumolu Finds Importance In Informal PowerA new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.
Fast Company MagazineHow To Make All Feedback PositiveLeaders often struggle to solicit input from coworkers. Here are four tips from DDI.
Fast Company MagazineCylance Founder Stuart McClure Finds Success In Slowing DownA new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.
Fast Company MagazineVnylst’s Osandi Robinson On Learning To Lead, VirtuallyA new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.
Fast Company MagazineFacebook’s Dirk Stoop On Finding Allied AdvisorsA new job or venture is as terrifying as it is exhilarating, especially if you’re a manager. What are the best ways to navigate a big transition? We asked five leaders to reveal what they learned during a recent power move. Then, we tapped the leadership experts at DDI* to assess how our fearless leaders have handled their staff (and themselves) amid the chaos.
11.26.12 | 12:00 amAmmunition Design Group Founder And Parter Robert Brunner On Enough With The Compromise Already
Work LifeSamahope Crowdsources Simple, Life-Saving Surgeries For The PoorVeteran social entrepreneur Leila Janah of Samasource recently co-launched a new project to crowdfund medical treatment for the very poor. Think of it as Kiva for surgery.
Work LifeFast Company Career Transition SurveyThe shock of a new gig: can you handle it? Fast Company needs your help as we put career transition stress under the microscope.
Tech01_FacebookIt was quite a year for Mark Zuckerberg and crew, whose site added a whopping 200 million users. Now, as they brush off the crumbs of MySpace and other competitors, it’s time to look for their next meal. They’re very, very hungry.
TechAnne Hathaway On Extraordinary Women And Using Celebrity To Give A Voice To Girls EverywhereThe actress talks with Fast Company about how she turned her passion for helping children into meaningful field work with the Nike Foundation.
ImpactMelinda Gates On The Importance Of The Girl EffectThe Gates Foundation makes it a point to fund solutions for women and girls because those solutions are often the most effective.