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When David Williams took over Fishbowl in 2004, he thought the job would be easy sailing. Boy, was he in for a few surprises. David Williams was semiretired before becoming CEO of Fishbowl for what was supposed to be a severely limited engagement

When David Williams took over Fishbowl in 2004, he thought the job would be easy sailing. Boy, was he in for a few surprises

Julia Hartz, a co-founder of the online ticket seller, explains how it has sold more than 60 million tickets since 2006. Julia and Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage co-founded Eventbrite, an online ticket seller, in 2006. The company has sold more than 60 million tickets.

Julia Hartz, a co-founder of the online ticket seller, explains how it has sold more than 60 million tickets since 2006. Julia and Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage co-founded Eventbrite, an online ticket seller, in 2006. The company has sold more than 60 million tickets.

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After a vicious attack, Save the Date founder Jennifer Gilbert not only moved on, she also built a $30 million business. In 1991, at 22, Jennifer Gilbert was the victim of a random and vicious stabbing that was widely reported. Her name was never released, however, and as she built her New York City-based event-planning company, Save the Date, into a $30 million business, she kept the attack a secret.

Yaron Galai was a reserve naval officer in Israel when he founded his fourth company, Outbrain. That's why he found himself negotiating from the trenches.

Yaron Galai was a reserve naval officer in Israel when he founded his fourth company, Outbrain. That's why he found himself negotiating from the trenches

News updates all day from Fast Company.

News updates all day from Fast Company. Spotify and Yahoo just announced a global distribution deal that will put Spotify in front of 700 million users--a hefty leg up from its current 10 million actives. It's another way the streaming company is making the experience less about its mothership interface.

The new Zynga partner program puts the company's know-how to work for outside game developers--but it'll also help Zynga get smarter faster.

Google's got a brain. An actual electronic brain. The New York Times has news that inside Google's high-tech R&D "X" laboratory the search giant has been creating a simulation of the human brain.

If you're not using the video site to market your company, you're missing a huge opportunity. Not marketing on YouTube yet? You probably should be.

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