Stephanie Mehta

A CEO’s hiring quandary: Pedigree or chemistry?

Faced with two great candidates, a CEO should consider: What is your toughest issue?

Founders: Don’t whine about a pesky board member, get on the same page

Make allies, not enemies, with your board.

How the man behind K-pop sensation BTS is reinventing the music business

With the launches of fan app Weverse and commerce platform Weply, boy-band impresario Bang Si-Hyuk is putting together a music “super app.”

10 Innovation Festival Fast Tracks that only Fast Company could deliver

Why is #FinanceSoWhite?

What if Wall Street and Sand Hill Road looked more like teachers, firefighters, cops, and city workers who are fueling big investments? 

Advice for founders dealing with defensive or troubled employees

Two founders are grappling with very different worker issues, but both cases call for empathy.

1 in 4 female founders have considered running for office

They employ more than 9 million people in the United States and view the world differently from their male counterparts. Fast Company and Inc.’s annual survey reveals what this growing economic force is thinking.

Legendary creative director Jim Moore talks Instagram, career, and the ‘GQ’ look

Jim Moore has spent 40 years making ‘GQ’ synonymous with good fashion sense.

I’m a founder raising money for the first time. What’s my company worth?

Trying to figure out your valuation is like betting on the odds of the Super Bowl before the game is played.

From the editor: What the CEOs of Bumble and Nike have in common

Corporate leaders are in the spotlight for making tough calls on what their companies stand for.

Effective managing for non-managers: 5 tips to try now

For founders, the key to good management is smart delegating.

Satya Nadella, Donna Langley, Brian Cornell, Nancy Dubuc, Will Packer to headline Fast Company Innovation Festival

NatGeo’s ‘Activate’ wants to inspire global activism—and reinvent P&G marketing—with Pharrell, Common

A new National Geographic series, highlighting the work of Global Citizen and underwritten by the consumer packaged goods giant, may be a new model for marketing.

I may be getting sued. Should I tell my would-be investors?

Yes, you tell them. This. Is. Not. Negotiable.

I’m a contractor earning below-market rates. Should I ditch my partners?

If your distributors or customers won’t pay you market rates, it is time to make a change.

What the Toronto Blue Jays can teach us about long-term thinking

The baseball team may be in 4th place in its division, but its CEO is playing the long game.

Talent quandary: To promote from within, or hire externally?

Startups need to do both, says Maynard Webb. Here’s how to bring in new people without alienating your current team.

“Dammit Siri, I wanted baby wipes, not disinfectant wipes!”

A new study suggests conversational commerce is here to stay, but voice-assisted shopping has a way to go.

Founders should stop freaking out about maintaining a startup culture

When a company grows, the corporate culture should grow, too.