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This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. [youtube SH-LEYKzXDg] Daredevil Jetman Yves Rossy flew recently his jet-powered wings in one of the most daring maneuvers yet: In tight formation with jet aircraft from the Breitling team

What happens when an entrepreneur does everything right... but can't seize the day. Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life

As someone who works with entrepreneurs for a living, I'm always very proud of the role business owners play in supporting the economy. As someone who works with entrepreneurs for a living, I'm always very proud of the role business owners play in supporting the economy. Among the many by-products of their efforts is job creation.

Don't look to Facebook's financial future to learn much; it's the company's early history that start-up founders should study. In case you hadn't heard the latest rumors—that is, in case you've been off-planet for the last day or two— Facebook plans a $100 billion valuation IPO , probably in the April to June 2012 range. Lots of buzz about this in high tech, but don't pay any attention

The more difficult your company is to replace, the longer you'll survive and the more money you'll make.

Tips to create a business card that helps you build relationships, and win business. Also get advice from Shama Kabani, CEO of the Marketing Zen Group.

The daughter of Deepak Chopra talks about choosing--and achieving--what you really want in life. Intent means "purpose." No one understands this better than Mallika Chopra. Taught how to meditate at the age of nine by her world-renowned father Deepak Chopra, an authority in the practice of mind-body medicine and spiritual healing, Mallika is well-versed on how to harness the power of intention.

Oversharing is an overwhelming problem online. Keeping up with all your news and interests and social channels can be exhausting--it's why innumerable aggregators exist (from Huffington Post to Reddit and Pinterest) to help us manage our consumption habits. Today, the startup Flavors.me takes another swipe at the problem, launching a new version of the service aimed at tackling our social media A.D.D

What happens when a teenager tells a governor he “#blowsalot” on Twitter? Here are four lessons on teens, social media, and politics from the Emma Sullivan affair.

CollegeHumor co-founder Josh Abramson gets serious about his next venture: funny t-shirts. In 1999, when Josh Abramson was a sophomore in college, he co-founded the website CollegeHumor, a central portal where he and his friends could post funny pictures and videos they were circulating anyway. Five years later, looking to diversify revenue streams, Abramson started BustedTees, which sells t-shirts and other knickknacks that carry many of the funny slogans from CollegeHumor

South African fast food company Nando's, a brand with a history of pushing boundaries, makes light of murderous dictators in its latest campaign. Does it make you laugh or spoil your appetite

First there was Fast Company's " The 10 Best Amazon Reviews. Ever ." Now, due to popular demand, we present, with a nod to Christmas, "10 More of the Best Amazon Reviews. Ever." These reviews are not just a staple of consumer criticism, they've become an elevated form of crowdsourced art

A native son of western Michigan, Rick DeVos believes if business can let go of some control and give people big opportunities to test their ideas, they’ll achieve astonishing results. Rick DeVos is a 29-year-old entrepreneur who wants to jump-start the economy in his home state of Michigan. But don’t file him away between developers of lakeside casinos , film production facilitators ,

To survive in a shaky music industry, singers must become brands. That’s why this one just sold his voice. img.float-left {margin:0px !important;padding:3px !important;width:190px;} "I'm never thinking, What are the kids into today?" says T-Pain.

Pecknold walks us through his latest video, "The Shrine/An Argument," which draws on an animation technique from the 1970s.