Max Chafkin

Max Chafkin is a contributing writer with Fast Company, and the author of Design Crazy: Good Looks, Hot Tempers, and True Genius at Apple. His work has appeared in The Best American Magazine Writing 2014 and The Best Business Writing 2012.

02.10.14 | 6:00 am

Box

For simplifying the complex.

Fast Company Magazine

The One Thing That The CEOs of T-Mobile, WME, Box, And Tesla All Have In Common

For brash underdogs, smack talk sparks better products that raise their fortunes and force their competitors to change

02.10.14 | 6:00 am

Tesla Motors

For creating its own road.

02.10.14 | 6:00 am

T-Mobile

For being the Un-Carrier.

Fast Company Magazine

Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes Course

He captivated the world with visions of self-driving cars and Google Glass and has signed up 1.6 million students for online classes. So why is he pivoting away from MOOCs? “We don’t educate people as others wished, or as I wished,” Thrun says.

Fast Company Magazine

Mission Impossible

Why is Udacity now focusing on corporate training?

Tech

Apple’s iGlasses Are Real. Here’s Why You Might Never See Them

Apple started working on an augmented reality headset at least as early as 2006, but put the idea on ice because it seemed a mere curiosity compared to the iPhone.

Tech

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2013

Following Steve Jobs’s death, the company continues its founder’s design legacy.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 1992–2013

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2010

As skeuomorphism and Apple Maps laid bare the company’s weaknesses, one of the company’s former bright lights stepped down.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2010

As skeuomorphism and Apple Maps laid bare the company’s weaknesses, one of the company’s former bright lights stepped down.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2004

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2001

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2000

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

Fast Company Magazine

An Oral History Of Apple Design

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

05.13.13 | 6:00 am

6. Max Levchin

CEO, Affirm; board member, Yahoo

05.13.13 | 6:00 am

96. Ruzwana Bashir

Cofounder, CEO, Peek

05.13.13 | 6:00 am

25. Jason Wilson

Lead product designer, Pinterest

05.13.13 | 6:00 am

49-57. Urban Outfitters

We invited nine folks who are remaking city living to squish into a Manhattan dinner party. The mission: Apply their collective creativity to envision the future of the metropolis.

Fast Company Magazine

True To Its Roots: Why Kickstarter Won’t Sell

The crowdfunding site has made some people rich and sent others away angry–forfeiting millions of dollars in the process. For the first time, its founders explain why they refuse to act like other startups.

Tech

We could be using facial authentication for a whole lot more than unlocking our phones

Tech

First bipartisan gun legislation in nearly 30 years to become law

Tech

These tech companies are pledging to pay for abortion travel

News

How to help protect reproductive rights: 7 things you can do after Roe v. Wade is overturned

News

This line in the Supreme Court abortion ruling signals gay marriage and contraception could be next

News

The Supreme Court just struck down ‘Roe v. Wade.’ Here’s what it means

Co.Design

A 250 million-year-old insect could inspire an ultrathin wallpaper that absorbs sound

Co.Design

ThredUp picks a fight with fast-fashion giant Shein

Co.Design

Milan turned 250,000 square feet of parking into public space

Work Life

The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)

Work Life

Remote work shouldn’t be the antithesis of in-person work. Here’s how to do the format correctly

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Max Chafkin

Box

For simplifying the complex.

The One Thing That The CEOs of T-Mobile, WME, Box, And Tesla All Have In Common

For brash underdogs, smack talk sparks better products that raise their fortunes and force their competitors to change

Tesla Motors

For creating its own road.

T-Mobile

For being the Un-Carrier.

Udacity’s Sebastian Thrun, Godfather Of Free Online Education, Changes Course

He captivated the world with visions of self-driving cars and Google Glass and has signed up 1.6 million students for online classes. So why is he pivoting away from MOOCs? “We don’t educate people as others wished, or as I wished,” Thrun says.

Mission Impossible

Why is Udacity now focusing on corporate training?

Apple’s iGlasses Are Real. Here’s Why You Might Never See Them

Apple started working on an augmented reality headset at least as early as 2006, but put the idea on ice because it seemed a mere curiosity compared to the iPhone.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2013

Following Steve Jobs’s death, the company continues its founder’s design legacy.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 1992–2013

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2010

As skeuomorphism and Apple Maps laid bare the company’s weaknesses, one of the company’s former bright lights stepped down.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2010

As skeuomorphism and Apple Maps laid bare the company’s weaknesses, one of the company’s former bright lights stepped down.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2004

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2001

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

An Oral History Of Apple Design: 2000

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

An Oral History Of Apple Design

The greatest business story of this generation is a design tale.

6. Max Levchin

CEO, Affirm; board member, Yahoo

96. Ruzwana Bashir

Cofounder, CEO, Peek

25. Jason Wilson

Lead product designer, Pinterest

49-57. Urban Outfitters

We invited nine folks who are remaking city living to squish into a Manhattan dinner party. The mission: Apply their collective creativity to envision the future of the metropolis.

True To Its Roots: Why Kickstarter Won’t Sell

The crowdfunding site has made some people rich and sent others away angry–forfeiting millions of dollars in the process. For the first time, its founders explain why they refuse to act like other startups.

Tech

We could be using facial authentication for a whole lot more than unlocking our phones

First bipartisan gun legislation in nearly 30 years to become law

These tech companies are pledging to pay for abortion travel

News

How to help protect reproductive rights: 7 things you can do after Roe v. Wade is overturned

This line in the Supreme Court abortion ruling signals gay marriage and contraception could be next

The Supreme Court just struck down ‘Roe v. Wade.’ Here’s what it means

Co.Design

A 250 million-year-old insect could inspire an ultrathin wallpaper that absorbs sound

ThredUp picks a fight with fast-fashion giant Shein

Milan turned 250,000 square feet of parking into public space

Work Life