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How To Keep Your Work Hours In Check As Your Job Responsibilities Grow
Taking on management duties can be great for your career but—if you aren't careful—potentially terrible for your sanity.People think the company boss has it made. And they're right—well, sort of. As...
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Updates From Our Most Innovative Companies
Roku takes over smart TV operating systems, 23andMe revolutionizes research, and more.RokuAs it introduces its next generation of TV sticks and players this fall, the country's most popular enabler of...
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How To Tell A Great Story Without Rambling Endlessly
These tips can help you stick to the point and keep your listeners interested."I'm having the absolute worst day," a friend of mine said as she sighed and plopped herself down in the chair across from...
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Four Tech Companies That Are Taking Networking Offline
Meetup isn't the only tech company getting people to connect in person. Here are four others that are leveraging digital networking for real-world meetings.FacebookRecent updates let users browse...
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The Recommender: What Execs From Converse, Lululemon, And Bleacher Report Are...
Exquisite lingerie, handmade shoes, and a little dark chocolate.Twelve things the Fast Company community is loving this month.1. NajaFrom $30, naja.co "Naja is a lingerie brand that defies convention...
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Four Reasons Why Nobody's Paying Attention To Your Presentation
Giving a powerful presentation is both an art and a science. Here's a look at the science.I see you, checking your smartphone under the table in the middle of the presentation. I've done it, too. In...
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Why Your Startup's Founding Team Needs A Designer
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck learned that design is a data-gathering process, not just making things look nice.I'm not a designer. Neither is my company's cofounder, Charlie Kroll, but when he...
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How To Handle Working For A Boss Who's Younger Than You
Technically, your boss's age relative to your own shouldn't matter. Realistically, it might. Here's how to get over it.Among the evolving workplace dynamics we've come to love—like flexible work...
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Full-Time Jobs Can Cheat Entry-Level Workers--Here's An Alternative
Conventional wisdom says that a string of short-term, entry-level positions is bad for your career. What if it's just the opposite?Despite what some hiring managers might tell you, many entry-level...
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The Right Way To Back Out Of A Networking Conversation
Networking events give you limited time to meet people. Here's how to (gracefully) avoid letting someone monopolize your time.Does this sound familiar? You're at a networking event with the sole...
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From Audi To Zoox, 17 Companies That Are Driving Change In The Car Industry
Along with GM, these innovators are finding ways to improve the basics of modern transportation.Old-guard car manufacturersAudi: In 2015, started test-driving an AI-laden prototype nicknamed "Jack"...
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After Years Of Warnings, Internet Of Things Devices To Blame For Big Internet...
Hundreds of thousands of cameras, routers, and DVRs have been hijacked by malware for use in massive denial of service attacks.On Friday, a series of massive distributed denial of service attacks...
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How To Raise Healthy Human Beings In A World Of Screens
If we want our kids to sleep well, be healthy, and have strong relationships, we need to think beyond "turn it off," writes a pediatrician.Any time a new technology is introduced, it disrupts values,...
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This Is What Sparks And Sustains A Genius
Recipients of the MacArthur Genius Grant reveal what inspires them and keeps them going on their quests for game-changing innovations.In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell suggests that becoming a...
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Gwyneth Paltrow On Why Her Monthly Capsule Collections Sell Out In Hours
Paltrow's small, curated clothing lines for Goop are a lean startup's dream.Gwyneth Paltrow would like us to get one thing straight: She will not be consciously uncoupling from Goop anytime soon.This...
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Beyond Thermostats: Ecobee Dreams Of Being A Billion-Dollar Smart Home Giant
Smart thermostat maker Ecobee has grand ideas about its future. But first it'll have to knock out Nest.For the last nine years, Ecobee hasn't strayed from being a maker of smart thermostats.Unlike...
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Why You Secretly Think You Work Harder Than All Your Colleagues
Chances are you're not the only hard worker, even though your brain makes you feel like you are.Chances are there was a point—maybe there were several—in the past year when you found yourself sitting...
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Nerd Box Wars: How Loot Crate And Funko Fueled A Subscription Business Boom
It's getting increasingly cutthroat in the world of subscription collectibles for geeks.When I ask Loot Crate cofounder Matthew Arevalo how the company stands out from its subscription-box competitors,...
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I Invest In VR Companies--Here's How To Get Hired By One
You don't need to be a techie to get into the VR/AR space, says this Silicon Valley VC. Here are his tips on getting noticed.It's impossible to walk 10 feet in Silicon Valley and not run into a VR/AR...
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How Publisher IDW Is Using Its Comic Book Experience To Build A TV Brand
CEO Ted Adams explains how he took his comics and gaming publishing house into TV with Wynonna Earp and Dirk Gently.The arrival of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency on BBC America this Saturday...
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