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Is it time to wage battle, leverage your business model, or just poke fun of your rival? Here's how to tell

The future of business is pure chaos.

Blockbuster is finally coming to the iPad. The video-rental company, which Dish Network acquired in April, has been trying to remake itself in the eyes of consumers after last year's bankruptcy sale

Your start-up may have crossed the threshold to viability.

Your start-up may have crossed the threshold to viability. Now, the tough part begins. At the onset of 2012, many start-up executives around the world are sticking their copy of Lean Start-Up on the shelf, leaning back, and bemoaning the fact that they have a new set of challenges ahead of them

Your start-up may have crossed the threshold to viability. Now, the tough part begins

Each year begins for technologists and geeks with the annual pilgrimage to Las Vegas for CES . It's easy to write off this massive technology trade show as an outdated, overrated, and overhyped gizmo-fest. But I think it's incredibly valuable, and often results in real marketplace knowledge ahead of the curve.

These hackers could wreak havoc on your business.

These hackers could wreak havoc on your business. We infiltrated their ranks and studied their tactics

These hackers could wreak havoc on your business.

The new year is upon us, and one of the time-honored traditions for many is the making of resolutions for the upcoming year. From losing weight to spending more time with family, there are many ways for individuals to improve themselves. For business owners of course, the options are endless

Pivotshare wants you to make money on your digital media. The social content creation platform isn't aiming to be the next YouTube. Founder Adam Mosam says he wants experts, businesses, and enthusiasts to dust off their libraries and start earning

Continuing the ongoing efforts to highlight creative disrupters , Fast Company spoke with the executive creative director behind a once-scrappy free Canadian mag that's become a groundbreaking multi-media machine. (Bukkake past and all.) Image by Dan Meyer Vice Media debuted in 1994, as a Montreal magazine best known for its handy guides on topics such as shagging Muslims and the art of bukkake , hand-delivered by three friends in their parents' vans

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Twitter's TextSecure Goes Open Source . In a surprise move, Twitter announced that the code from Whisper Systems' TextSecure SMS anonymizer is being released to the open source community

If logic had anything to do with it, One Kings Lane , the online shop with daily deals on luxe home furnishings, wouldn’t have made it beyond a friendly conversation about the dearth of destinations to shop for décor between founders Alison Pincus and Susan Feldman. In 2009, U.S. home prices were in free-fall and foreclosures hit record highs as delinquent loans piled up