There is much the corporate world can learn from this 25-year-old diva, whose talent for building a brand might even surpass her formidable performing chops.
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Feed SubscriptionKnow Thy Enemy, Befriend Rivals
Scrutinize your competitors, and become friends with them, too. You just might partner to pitch a client, buy one out (or vice versa), or grow the industry together. Here's a truth: At BzzAgent, the word-of-mouth marketing firm where I'm CEO, I go to ridiculous extremes to obtain information about our competitors.
Read More »Turn Your Employees Into Missionaries
As your company grows, you can't plan for revenue growth alone. You need to plan for leadership and culture growth as well. Here's how Stella & Dot does it
Read More »Costolo Defends Tweet Censoring Policy, Apple Appoints New VP Of Retail, German Court Really Bans Galaxy 10.1
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Starbucks Stores In India By August . Starbucks will open coffee shops in India by August, serving locally sourced coffee through a partnership with Tata Coffee
Read More »Obama Seeks Aid for Small Business
The president calls on Congress to approve budget proposals that would assist small businesses and start-ups.
Read More »Club drug ketamine cures depression instantly: How?
Some antidepressants take weeks to adjust brain's neurotransmitters while ketamine can within hours
Read More »25 drunkest countries in the world
Countries that consumed the most alcohol per capita, according to 2011 report
Read More »How To Claw Back Privacy Under Google’s New Policy
The step-by-step guide to using Google's best offerings, but spreading your online eggs into more than just one big basket out in Mountain View, California. Google has a new universal privacy policy taking effect March 1.
Read More »Why TARP Failed Small Business (And How to Fix It)
There are other options for reviving the economy, including asking Americans to invest in something similar to war bonds. We all hear that you should avoid the topic of politics.
Read More »Video: "Brazilian Blowout" maker concedes health risks
The maker of a popular line of Brazilian Blowout hair straightening products settled a lawsuit that it misled consumers about the presence of formaldehyde in the products. Bill Whitaker reports on the latest details.
Read More »Start-up Powers Obama’s Reelection Campaign
Field organizers and volunteers are being issued Jack Dorsey's Square to take credit card payments. Mobile credit processing start-up Square picked up a high-profile endorsement today–from Barack Obama. The president's re-election campaign will use the San Francisco-based company's square attachment to process credit card donations.
Read More »Follow-Up: MasterCard Is Killing U.S. Credit Card Magnetic Strips, While Pushing NFC Tech
MasterCard has revealed it's finally pushing the EMV system (aka chip-and-PIN) across its U.S. credit card infrastructure. Developed well over 15 years ago, the technology is ubiquitous in Europe to the extent some card readers have issues with visiting American tourists' old-fashioned plastic.
Read More »South Africa recalls 1.35 million defective condoms after giveaway
Condoms given away to thousands found to leak, burst during sex
Read More »The Talent Paradox: Despite High Unemployment, Two-Thirds Of Your Employees Are Ready To Bail
Unemployment has been high for far too long, and voluntary turnover has slowed to a crawl in just about every sector of the economy. So why are employers worried about a talent shortage?
Read More »"Parasitic twin" found in Peru toddler’s stomach
Doctors found Isbac Pacunda's would-be twin's bones in his stomach, to remove in surgery this week
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