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What separates the best from everyone else? (Hint: It's not about the money.) Good entrepreneurs make money. Great entrepreneurs make serious money.

Windswept from cloud to cloud until they flutter to Earth, snowflakes assume a seemingly endless variety of shapes. Some have the perfect symmetry of a six-pointed star, some are hexagons adorned with hollow columns, whereas others resemble needles, prisms or the branches of a Christmas tree

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Sony Hack May Have Leaked 50K MJ Tracks .

Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way. You’re the boss.

Is your product or service a coveted diamond or a chunk of coal?

You know it's important to say thank you. Here are some easy ways to express gratitude--and have it impact your bottom line

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Ernst Haeckel around Christmas 1860, when he was 26, the year after he returned from Italy. Ernst Haeckel had spent an unhappy year practicing medicine when his parents finally consented to pay for a year of scientific study and travel in Italy. It was 1859, and he was 25

Nine months after being gobbled up by Walmart, the company formerly known as Kosmix is leading the retail behemoth's innovative efforts in mobile and online retail.

Showtime won big at the Golden Globes, taking home three awards, including best drama series for "Homeland." Nevins spoke with Fast Company about the rapidly changing world of cable TV and how he stays on top in a world where audience tastes evolve at an ever-accelerating pace. In the early '90s, most networks turned down the idea for the television show that would become ER.

As technology generates more transparency, consumers will hold businesses to higher standards, with no room for flimflammery or deceit. Being proactively trustworthy requires you to watch out for your customer’s interest even when your customer isn’t paying attention. This past Christmas season Amazon stole business from brick-and-mortar retailers with its free Price Check app for iPhone and Android.

Do business in China? Here's what you need to know to plan ahead, avoid delays, and prevent other unanticipated holiday hiccups

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Letter That Ousted HP CEO Now Public . The eight-page letter that accused Mark Hurd, then CEO of Hewlett-Packard, of sexually harassing an employee, is now public.

As former president and CEO of the Cleveland Browns--a hapless football team in one of America’s unluckiest sports cities--John Collins knows that fans are a fickle bunch. But to the National Football League, the Browns' annual disappointments never matter all that much, at least in this sense: If (and when) the Browns miss the playoffs, locals still watch football games, and still plan a Super Bowl party.

Ben Breedlove died Christmas Day, but left behind video about his health that's now been viewed more than 1 million times