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HTC Shopping For an Operating System

Really? Is this a strategy that will backfire on the mobile industry? If true, I think this way lies madness, HTC! In an interview with China's Economic Observer, HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang confirmed her company is possibly in the market for an operating system

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365 Days a Year, the Oil & Gas Industry Delivers

The oil and gas industry hardly innovates! They just dig up oil! Who cares? Actually, I care and I believe that you should, too. I’m so interested in this that I’ve been interviewing innovative professionals in the oil and gas industry.

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The Health Care Conundrum: Cut Costs Or Create Jobs?

Governors are in a conundrum. How can their states toe the line on spending for vital health care services without killing the health care job creation engine?
 President Obama will address the nation tonight on the vital topic of how to create more jobs in America. I can’t help thinking that politicians on both sides of the aisle face a stark choice when it comes to jobs versus rising health care costs.

 Health care has been a reliable job creator during the recession

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Starting From Scratch

Matthew Corrin founder and CEO of Freshii discusses how he started a restaurant business with no experience in the industry and the lessons he learned on his way to success.

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Fake TabCo Borrowed Lessons From "The Wire" To Mask A "Battered" Brand

[youtube _z1bwFD9bug] A number in the "very high six figures." That's how much it cost TabCo to run its recent eye-grabbing campaign, pitched to reveal a revolutionary innovation in the tablet PC market, according to Jonathan Bloom CEO of McGrath Power, the firm that ran it. That amount is a measure of the bet the tablet is placing on its new product, and also a guide to the complexity of the entire process--but that's just the start of it

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5 Steps to Launching a Start-up

Preparing to launch your start-up means more than simply making sure you have a viable product and potential customers. Here are five tips on how to prepare yourself to be a founder. John Bradberry was fascinated by the idea of how someone may prepare to start a company.

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Video: How Steve Jobs’s Early Vision For Apple Inspired A Decade Of Innovation

Steve Jobs's return to Apple in 1997 is often referred to as the greatest second act in business history. He had been ousted more than a decade earlier in 1985, and was forced to watch helplessly as the company he built tumbled toward bankruptcy, hampered by poor management, a weak product line, and a dearth of innovation

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Sweet Deals For High Efficiency Retrofits In Sour Economy

While it may seem that people want to cut back on spending, companies that shape up inefficient buildings and get paid back via the energy savings are doing booming business. What's the ideal economic environment to get a free high-efficiency upgrade worth tens of millions dollars

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The End Of The Death Trap: How A Tragic Car Crash Saved Formula One Racing

The new documentary Senna tells the story of the life and tragic death of Formula One racer Ayrton Senna, whose fatal crash at the San Marino Grand Prix led to a host of safety innovations for the sport. Fast Company spoke with screenwriter Manish Pandey about the movie and how Senna's death brought a new era of innovation for Formula One to life

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The Search For What Clicks In The New Digital Singles Scene

Online dating startups are using quirky concepts, and emerging technology--from facial recognition to geolocation--to challenge traditional predecessors like Match.com and eHarmony. Where’s the love and where’s the money? Like so much online content, love don't cost a thing.

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Selling Space Flight To Everyday Earthlings

Early in August, Seattle’s Space Needle and Space Adventures launched a scheme that promised to let one lucky earthling cozy up with the stars, offering a trip to space as the prize in a contest open to the public.

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