The Unexpected Way To Use Your Social Network Strategically
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
If it’s a clear night tonight, go outside about 9 p.m. and look west at the two brightest stars, beautiful as jewels, one above the other. Low to the horizon will be the planet Venus, the “evening star,” just beginning to set. Above Venus is the planet Jupiter, the gas ... Read More
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Lindles: Jeremy Lin, Amazon Kindle, And The Rise Of Insta-Authors
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
Jeremy Lin has inspired a lot of rabid fans, magazine features, and six-figure book deal offers. But he's also fueled a new breed of lightening-fast ebook authors. Alan Goldsher, author of "Linsanity: The Improbably Rise of Jeremy Lin," is one of the fastest (and slickest). In the days ... Read More
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Brands Get Physical To Build Trust
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
From handshakes to hardware, intimate signals constantly affect us in life. As the world becomes increasingly digital, we are losing many sensory signals that once moved us. Here's what can companies do to reclaim these touching moments.I’m sure you’ve had the experience of reaching out to shake someone’s hand, only ... Read More
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Fast Talk: How Warby Parker’s Cofounders Disrupted The Eyewear Industry And Stayed Friends
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
Meet Neil Blumenthal, cofounder and co-CEO of Warby Parker. He tells Fast Company how a pact over a beer at the company's inception helped its founders preserve their friendship.Last year saw 500% growth for the online eyewear brand, Warby Parker. The company is disrupting prices in a business historically rife ... Read More
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Innovating Office For iPads: Or, Why Microsoft Should Stop Worrying And Learn To Love Apple
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
The tablet-based publication (tab-lication?) The Daily is embroiled in a fuss about its leak of plans to bring Microsoft's Office suite to the iPad. The Daily's convinced the software is for real, but Microsoft has issued a tissue-thin denial that actually confirms or denies nothing material. Meanwhile, the general feeling ... Read More
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PlayStation’s Jack Tretton On Today’s Vita Launch [Video]
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
Today marks the American launch of the PlayStation Vita, Sony's latest handheld gaming device. We talk with Sony Computer Entertainment America president Jack Tretton about producing a dedicated game system in the era of smartphones and tablets.
FAST COMPANY: What are you feeling as the launch approaches?
JACK TRETTON: This is my ... Read More
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Fab CEO Jason Goldberg On When To Go Big (He Should Know)
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
In the last two weeks, the design flash-sale site has added five verticals and opened a site in Germany. Isn't that expanding kind of fast for a company that's not even a year old? Fab has been a busy bee recently. Last week, the flash-sale site launched five new verticals. ... Read More
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Rhapsody, Spotify, Netflix, And The 28-Day Waiting Game
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
The music industry may soon be acting even more like the film business and delaying streaming songs to avoid cannibalizing sales."Windowing," says Jon Irwin, CEO of subscription-based music streaming service Rhapsody, " fundamentally the wrong thing to do."New movies aren't available to Netflix subscribers until at least 28 days after ... Read More
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Progress Report | Reinvent The Wheel
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
GOAL | Reinvent the Wheel
PROJECT | Bridgestone "Airless Concept Tire"
Thesis
Flat tires generate more than 3 million AAA calls each year, and blowouts can easily cause auto accidents. But what if tires didn't need air?
Method
Bridgestone fashioned a prototype from recyclable aluminum, rubber, and thermoplastic resin, a material that's "strong enough to ... Read More
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10 Common Sales Mistakes to Avoid
Posted On 22 Feb 2012 By storyboard. Under finance.
If you blow it at a face-to-face meeting, you'll have wasted both your time & your client's. Avoid these goofs to turn more prospects into paying customers.Customer visits are expensive–and if you don't make a sale, your time and travel expense has been wasted. So you need to make sure ... Read More
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