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10 Tips For Keeping Your LinkedIn And Business Connections Fresh
Keeping connections fresh is entirely about giving. You are giving someone attention, and you are not asking for anything. It is a pleasant contact for them. And it makes a huge difference. If someone...
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Prepping For A Meeting? Know Your "Opponent"
Josh Wolfe, cofounder and managing partner of Lux Capital, says that many people overlook two important strategies when preparing for a big meeting. Here's what you may be missing.[twistage...
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Why India Is "Geek Nation"
India is already known as one of the world's IT powerhouses. Angela Saini, author of the new book, Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World, believes the country is also becoming one of...
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Anything They Can Do, You Can Do Better
 Take a look at the first-class section on any airplane today; it’s full of corporate leaders lugging around Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography, searching for insights they can use to make their...
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Facebook Adds "Organ Donor" Status Update Option
Facebook has modified sharing options on the Timeline to allow folks to share their organ donor status on Facebook. The company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is discussing the new feature this morning on...
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Rethinking Motivation In Education
Culture shock comes to the classroom in Doha, Qatar, where it's not enough to teach students that education can lead to a better life.I often use this picture of my parents in pajamas, of one early...
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A 3-Step Guide To Whipping Your City's Startup Scene Into Shape
R.U.N.! UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New Insights All around the country, Americans are dreaming big. Their boldest ideas are changing their communities--and having a ripple...
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Innovation Agents: Soo Kang, Lincoln's Interior Design Chief, On...
In 1987, Soo Kang was a newly minted graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art with a design diploma in one hand and a job offer from Ford Motor Company in the other. Cue the sound of a car screeching...
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How Enemies Power Innovation
What we can all learn about the art of business from Pepsi's epic war with Coke and Apple's public dust-ups with Microsoft. Not long ago I spoke with a group of teenagers about branding. Soon enough...
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How Hunting, Fishing, And Shooting Skills Can Help You Build A Company
Forget about executive training or leadership coaching--David Smith, COO of Rising Roll Gourmet, gets his insights into personal excellence from the manliest-sounding of endeavors, the Total...
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Why 96% Of Americans Are Nervous About Mobile Pay--And Why They Shouldn't Be
For many American consumers mobile payments are still something to run away from--and fast.That's what research from the University of California has turned up. A new study there implies that shoppers...
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Occupy Wall Street's May Day Tactical Kit [Updated]
The Occupy Movement is like a disruptive startup ... in the protest space. Fast Company goes in search of innovation at the May Day demonstrations. Today is May Day. Occupy Wall Street and its various...
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Yammer, NationalField, And The Future Of How We Collaborate At Work
Reading this, you may have just clicked away from Yammer, NationalField, or another enterprise social network. All those status updates are creating major shifts in the way we work, say Dion...
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One Easy Way To Motivate Your Staff
Does your staff feel like their work is making a difference? Paul Steinberg, CTO of Motorola Solutions, says the answer to this question is critical to motivation.[twistage be7233649e309]For more...
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Enter The Pivot: The Critical Course Corrections Of Flickr, Fab.com, And More
Our new series examines the "do-overs" of today's most successful startups. Before Twitter became a microblogging sensation it was a podcasting business. YouTube's founders were convinced they'd hit...
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Instagram Hitting 50 Million Users About Now
News updates all day from your Fast Company editors.According to some pretty simple math, Instagram's user base is topping 50 million people about now, a mere handful of days since it was sold to...
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Patagonia Founder Yvon Chouinard's Rules Of Profitable, Earth-Friendly Business
illustration by the heads of state Patagonia founder and green-living pioneer Yvon Chouinard, along with colleague Vincent Stanley, penned The Responsible Company, a show-and-tell account of how to run...
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The Crucial Factor That Motivates Great Teams
Inspiring a team is all about empowerment, says Douglas Lebda, CEO of LendingTree. Here are the four things he gives his staff to ensure success.[twistage 7a4e944ffc6b7]For more bite-sized bits of...
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Work With Us: We're Looking For A Digital Ad Ops Manager
Mansueto Ventures (Fast Company and Inc. Magazine's parent company) is looking for a Manager of Digital Ad Operations. Department: Digital Media & Revenue Operations Reports To: Group Director of...
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The Simplicity Thesis
The only companies or products that will succeed now are the ones offering the lowest possible level of complexity for the maximum amount of value.A fascinating trend is consuming Silicon Valley and...
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