From Sephora to Ulta to independent startups, the cosmetics industry is embracing what is clearly much more than a passing fad.
From Sephora to Ulta to independent startups, the cosmetics industry is embracing what is clearly much more than a passing fad.
I showed up at a Korean beauty blogger panel discussion in Los Angeles this past July because I wanted to understand the appeal of snail mucus face masks. The panel was part of KCON, the world’s biggest Korean culture convention.
Sources claim that when distributors won’t sell to Jet.com, it sometimes buys out brick & mortar stock instead, to the ire of manufacturers.
Sources claim that when distributors won’t sell to Jet.com, it sometimes buys out brick & mortar stock instead, to the ire of manufacturers.
Last fall, Barbara*, who works in the marketing department of a holistic pet supplement maker, was in the process of putting together a pricing policy for her company’s products when her boss asked her to look into a site called Jet.com.
When This American Life signed a deal with Pandora, it amplified a raucous, behind-the-scenes debate over the future of public radio.
When This American Life signed a deal with Pandora, it amplified a raucous, behind-the-scenes debate over the future of public radio.
This spring, This American Life and its creator and host, Ira Glass, became the latest flashpoints in a long-simmering public radio civil war.
Here’s what it takes to strike the right balance between being polite and seeming overly deferential.
Here’s what it takes to strike the right balance between being polite and seeming overly deferential.
It’s normal to err on the side of being respectful, especially if you’re at the earlier stages of your career, meeting new colleagues, or wooing a prospective client or hiring manager. No one wants to look presumptuous or too informal for the situation.
For the executives of growing companies, devoting the time to read for a few hours a week adds value in more ways than one.
For the executives of growing companies, devoting the time to read for a few hours a week adds value in more ways than one.
Jessica Mah, the CEO of inDinero, a San Francisco-based accounting software startup, sees reading as so important to the growth of her company that she reads two books a week. Mah, one of Fast Company‘s Most Creative People, explains:
Bureaucrats haven’t always done a great job of regulating tech, but new DoT guidelines set a clear path for driverless vehicles.
Bureaucrats haven’t always done a great job of regulating tech, but new DoT guidelines set a clear path for driverless vehicles.
For the last few months, Tesla, GM, Ford, Uber, and every other company seeking to play a part in the future of autonomous transportation has been anxiously awaiting the Next Big Thing, which would either stimulate or slow the budding industry. Well, it arrived on Monday, and while it’s not exactly a sexy product, it was exactly what the companies had been hoping for: A set of federal guidelines that offer a road map for manufacturers, without getting in the way of the rapid development of self-driving cars.
The guidelines released by the Department of Transportation lay out what the government expects from manufacturers as they build and deploy autonomous cars. Eleven of the guidelines offer broad suggestions for how companies should address concerns such as privacy, cybersecurity, certification of new features, and how drivers are educated about their autonomous vehicles. Importantly, four of the guidelines offer requirements that carmakers must consider when designing the autonomous technology itself.
Most of Dirty Lemon’s over 50,000 monthly SMS messages are answered by a bot—is this the future of commerce?
Most of Dirty Lemon’s over 50,000 monthly SMS messages are answered by a bot—is this the future of commerce?
I recently started drinking a new brand of supplement-infused beverages called Dirty Lemon. One is caffeinated with green tea to give you a jolt of energy as you start the day, another contains magnesium and chamomile to help you go to sleep. But the most interesting thing about the company wasn’t how the drinks tasted (a little tart and not too sweet), but how you reorder more once you’ve run out. You text the startup the way you might text your friend, “Yo, can you hook me up with more Dirty Lemon?” And you get a quick response, “Confirming for you now
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On the margins of technology and the law, companies and governments are hacking unmanned vehicles and putting up their drone shields.
On the margins of technology and the law, companies and governments are hacking unmanned vehicles and putting up their drone shields.
Last week, the director of the Federal Aviation Administration reported that his department is receiving an average of 2,000 new registration requests for drones every day, and that it has registered up to some half a million drones since new rules went into effect in January. But as sales of drones have increased, so too have other more worrying numbers: the FAA also says it receives more than 100 reports per month of drones flying around airports and other forbidden places, where they could damage infrastructure or accidentally collide with the engine of a landing airplane.
New research finds that your efforts are more likely to be successful if you get rid of your safety net.
New research finds that your efforts are more likely to be successful if you get rid of your safety net.
Creating a Plan B (and maybe even a C, D, and E) sounds like practical, levelheaded advice. Life happens and success isn’t guaranteed. Who wants to be in a situation without any options? Unfortunately, having a backup plan may backfire.
More women are investing in each other’s success, writes Sallie Krawcheck, putting gender parity in closer reach than ever before.
More women are investing in each other’s success, writes Sallie Krawcheck, putting gender parity in closer reach than ever before.
The “queen bee” is dying. You’ve heard of her, right? She’s that senior businesswoman at the top of her field who didn’t help other women get ahead—or, worse yet, actively worked against them. Was she just a natural bitch? It’s easy to see her that way. After all, this character is as much a crude stereotype of the modern workplace as a real pattern of behavior tracked by researchers.
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