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'''''Fast Company''''' is an American business and innovation magazine and website headquartered in [[New York City]]. It was founded in [[Boston]] in 1995 by Alan Webber, Bill Taylor, and Mortimer Zuckerman. The magazine, which is published both in print and online, focuses on technology, business, and design, with six print issues released annually.
'''''Fast Company''''' is a monthly American [[business magazine]] published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design. It publishes six print issues per year.

The magazine's website, fastcompany.com, complements the print edition by covering topics related to business leadership, innovation, and the intersection of business and design.

''Fast Company'' covers business news, with a particular emphasis on highlighting companies and individuals who are driving innovation and positively impacting society. Editors-in-chief have included: Robert Safian, Stephanie Mehta, and Brendan Vaughan (current). Under their leadership, the magazine has received accolades, including being named the Magazine of the Year by the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]] in 2014.

''Fast Company'' organizes several annual events, including the Fast Company Innovation Festival and participation in [[South by Southwest]], featuring discussions and networking opportunities for business and technology leaders. The magazine also operates various franchises like "Most Innovative Companies" and "World Changing Ideas," which recognize innovative businesses and individuals.

Since 2020, ''Fast Company'' has published the Queer 50 list, highlighting queer women and nonbinary leaders in various industries in collaboration with Lesbians Who Tech & Allies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Fast Company’s Stephanie Mehta Broke the Mold |url=https://www.thejuggernaut.com/stephanie-mehta-fast-company/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=The Juggernaut |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 alumnae make Forbes 30 under 30 Asia and Fast Company's Queer 50 lists {{!}} McKinsey & Company |url=https://www.mckinsey.com/alumni/news-and-events/global-news/alumni-news/2023-06-forbes-30-under-30-asia-and-queer-50-list |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.mckinsey.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Webmaster |first=MacDailyNews |date=2020-05-28 |title=Apple's Dierdre O’Brien No.5 on Fast Company’s Queer 50 List |url=https://macdailynews.com/2020/05/28/apples-dierdre-obrien-no-5-on-fast-companys-queer-50-list/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=MacDailyNews |language=en-US}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
''Fast Company'' was launched in Boston in November 1995<ref>{{Cite news |last= Vanderbilt |first= Tom |title= The capitalist cell |newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= March 5, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/05/magazine/the-capitalist-cell.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alex French|title=The Very First Issues of 19 Famous Magazines|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/50299/very-first-issues-19-famous-magazines|access-date=August 10, 2015|work=Mental Floss}}</ref> by [[Alan Webber]] and [[Bill Taylor (businessman)|Bill Taylor]], two former ''[[Harvard Business Review]]'' editors, and publisher [[Mortimer Zuckerman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/103/history.html|title=A Brief History of Our Time|work=Fast Company|date=March 1, 2006|access-date=October 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404190540/http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/103/history.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/about-us "About Us"]. ''Fast Company''. Retrieved February 27, 2012.</ref> The publication's early competitors included ''[[Red Herring (magazine)|Red Herring]]'', ''[[Business 2.0]]'' and ''[[The Industry Standard]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bercovici|first1=Jeff|title=Business 2.0 is put up for sale|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2001/feb01/feb19/2_tues/news1tuesday.html|access-date=November 25, 2014|work=[[Media Life Magazine]]|date=February 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080600/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2001/feb01/feb19/2_tues/news1tuesday.html|archive-date=December 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
''Fast Company'' was launched in November 1995<ref>{{Cite news |last= Vanderbilt |first= Tom |title= The capitalist cell |newspaper= [[The New York Times]]|date= March 5, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/05/magazine/the-capitalist-cell.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Alex French|title=The Very First Issues of 19 Famous Magazines|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/50299/very-first-issues-19-famous-magazines|access-date=August 10, 2015|work=Mental Floss}}</ref> by [[Alan Webber]] and [[Bill Taylor (businessman)|Bill Taylor]], two former ''[[Harvard Business Review]]'' editors, and publisher [[Mortimer Zuckerman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/103/history.html|title=A Brief History of Our Time|work=Fast Company|date=March 1, 2006|access-date=October 27, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404190540/http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/103/history.html|archive-date=April 4, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/about-us "About Us"]. ''Fast Company''. Retrieved February 27, 2012.</ref> The publication's early competitors included ''[[Red Herring (magazine)|Red Herring]]'', ''[[Business 2.0]]'' and ''[[The Industry Standard]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bercovici|first1=Jeff|title=Business 2.0 is put up for sale|url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2001/feb01/feb19/2_tues/news1tuesday.html|access-date=November 25, 2014|work=[[Media Life Magazine]]|date=February 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080600/http://www.medialifemagazine.com:8080/news2001/feb01/feb19/2_tues/news1tuesday.html|archive-date=December 8, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

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In 1997, ''Fast Company'' created an online social network, the "Company of Friends" which spawned a number of groups that began meeting.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/14/business/cultivating-cult-audience-fast-company-magazine-takes-community-readers-idea-new.html |title=Cultivating A Cult Audience; ''Fast Company'' Magazine Takes 'Community of Readers' Idea To New Extremes|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 5, 2009| author=Alex Kuczynski|date=December 14, 1998}}</ref> At one point, the Company of Friends had over 40,000 members in 120 cities, although by 2003 that number had declined to 8,000.<ref name=slow-lane>{{cite news|last1=Carr|first1=David|title=Fast Company's New Life in the Slow Lane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/11/business/the-media-business-advertising-fast-company-s-new-life-in-the-slow-lane.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=November 25, 2014|work=The New York Times|date=August 11, 2003}}</ref>

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In 2000, Zuckerman sold ''Fast Company'' to [[Gruner + Jahr]], majority-owned by media giant [[Bertelsmann]], for $550 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=David Cay|title=Bertelsmann to Exit U.S. Magazine Market|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/business/media/bertelsmann-to-exit-us-magazine-market.html|access-date=July 7, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 2005}}</ref> Just as the sale was completed, the [[dot-com bubble]] burst, leading to significant losses and a decline in circulation. Webber and Taylor left the magazine two years later in 2002, and John A. Byrne, previously a senior writer and former management editor with ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', was brought in as the new editor. Under Byrne, the magazine won its first [[Gerald Loeb Award]], the most prestigious honor in business journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fast-company-gets-the-help-it-needed|title=Fast Company finally gets some 'help'|first=Jon|last=Friedman|website=MarketWatch}}</ref> However, the magazine could not reverse its financial decline in the wake of the dot-com bust. Although the magazine was not specifically about Internet commerce, advertising pages continued to drop until they were one-third of the 2000 numbers.<ref name=slow-lane/>

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In 2005, Gruner + Jahr put the magazine, as well as ''[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]'' magazine, up for sale. Byrne contacted entrepreneur [[Joe Mansueto]] and helped guide him through the sale. A bidding war ultimately ensued, pitting ''[[The Economist]]'' against Mansueto's company, Mansueto Ventures. Mansueto, the only bidder who promised to keep Fast Company alive, ultimately won the contest, buying both magazine titles for $35 million.<ref>Seelye, Katherine Q. (June 21, 2005). [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/business/worldbusiness/21iht-mag.html?_r=1 "Gruner + Jahr sells 2 U.S. magazines"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref>

=== Post acquisition ===
Soon after its acquisition by [[Joe Mansueto]] , ''Fast Company'' became one of the first tenants in the newly rebuilt [[World Trade Center 7]] building in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dylan |date=2006-07-26 |title=Fast Company, Inc. To Move To 7 World Trade Center |url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/fast-company-inc-to-move-to-7-world-trade-center/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.adweek.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

''Fast Company'' has launched and maintained multiple recognition programs since its acquisition, such as "Most Innovative Companies" and "Innovation by Design Awards", to highlight innovative companies, projects, and individuals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-27 |title=Fast Company Middle East issues list of Most Innovative Companies |url=https://arab.news/2aazg |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Arab News PK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Majumder |first=Sonia |date=2023-11-29 |title=Fast Company Middle East unveils list of most innovative companies |url=https://campaignme.com/fast-company-middle-east-unveils-list-of-most-innovative-companies/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Campaign Middle East |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Co |first=Com limão & |last2=InovaSocial |date=2023-09-05 |title=Inscrições abertas para prêmio de inovação da Fast Company • InovaSocial |url=https://inovasocial.com.br/inovasocial-indica/fast-company-empresas-mais-inovadoras-2023/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=InovaSocial |language=pt-BR}}</ref>

In 2005, 2007, and 2008, ''Fast Company'' was the recipient of the Gerald Loeb Award, the highest award in business journalism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UCLA Anderson School of Management {{!}} Gerald Loeb Awards {{!}} 2005 Winners |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051216115915/http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x8826.xml |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-18 |title=2008 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists Announced by UCLA Anderson School of Management |url=https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/2btfiucnhdwht8baoglc0/home/2008-gerald-loeb-award-finalists-announced-by-ucla-anderson-school-of-management |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Institutional Investor |language=en}}</ref> In 2006 and 2010 it won Deadline Club awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-04-12 |title=Deadline Club finalists announced |url=https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/deadline-club-finalists-announced/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Talking Biz News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Fast Company’s Linda Tischler Wins the Deadline Club Award for Best Magazine Feature |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/74915/fast-companys-linda-tischler-wins-deadline-club-award-best-magazine-feature |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=FastCompany}}</ref>

Fast Company won a National Magazine Award in 2011 for CoDesign<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book Robert Safian as a Keynote Speaker |url=https://thinkingheads.com/en/speakers/robert-safian/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Thinking Heads |language=en}}</ref> and the James Beard Foundation Award for Food Politics, Policy and Environment in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-02 |title=2012 James Beard Foundation Awards Winners Announced |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902202211/https://www.starchefs.com/cook/events/james-beard-foundation-awards/2012#journalism |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>

''Fast Company'' was also named Magazine of the Year at the annual National Magazine Awards in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Margaret |date=2014 |title=Here’s Who Won Last Night at the National Magazine Awards |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2014/05/asme-awards-2014.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Intelligencer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sebastian |first=Michael |date=2014 |title=Fast Company Wins Magazine of the Year at National Magazine Awards |url=https://adage.com/article/media/fast-company-wins-magazine-year/292991 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=AdAge}}</ref>

In 2019, ''Fast Company'' established the Impact Council, a community of leaders committed to driving positive change and making an impact on business, society, and the environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently-Asked Questions: Impact Council Annual Meeting 2023 |url=https://events.fastcompany.com/fcicannualmeeting2023/faq |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=events.fastcompany.com |language=en-AG}}</ref>

Fast Company’s newsroom focus has been divided across several areas. Co.Design launched in 2010 as its own digital publication. Co.Create followed in 2011, then Co.Exist in 2014. Co.Create became "Creativity," then moved off the vertical navigation in 2020. Co.Exist became Ideas, then Impact. There was also a developer-focused vertical called Co.Labs, which folded in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Labarre |first=Suzanne |date=2018 |title=Co.Design joins fastcompany.com |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90180557/co-design-joins-fastcompany-com |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=FastCompany}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Welcome to Co.Create Nation |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1793525/welcome-cocreate-nation |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=FastCompany}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Robischon |first=Noah |date=2015 |title=What's Next for Co.Labs? |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3040498/whats-next-for-colabs |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=FastCompany}}</ref>

In 2017 and 2019, Fast Company journalist Adele Peters won [[SEAL_Awards#Environmental_Journalism_Awards|Seal Awards]] in recognition for excellence in environmental journalism. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://sealawards.com/environmental-journalism-award-winners-seal-2017/ | title=2017 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners| website=[[SEAL Awards]] | date=2017-09-17 |access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://sealawards.com/environmental-journalism-award-2019/ | title=2019 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award Winners Announced | website=[[SEAL Awards]] | date=2020-02-13 |access-date=2023-12-19}}</ref>

The current verticals are Co.Design, Tech, Impact, Work Life, and News. Their Impact coverage focuses on social impact, sustainability, and corporate responsibility, as well as covering how companies (especially tech companies) respond to worldwide issues such as Climate Change and COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Impact |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/impact |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=FastCompany}}</ref>

== Editors ==

* Alan Webber and Bill Taylor
* John A. Byrne
* Robert Safian
* Stephanie Mehta
* Brendan Vaughan

== Lists ==
''Fast Company'' has various list programs that celebrate and acknowledge innovative companies, projects, and individuals across different industries and recognize organizations of all sizes.

* Most Creative People
* Innovation By Design
* Most Innovative Companies
* Queer 50
* World Changing Ideas
* Best Workplaces for Innovators
* Next Big Things in Tech
* Brands that Matter

== Impact council ==
Fast Company Impact Council is a membership community established by ''Fast Company''. The Impact Council members come from companies, nonprofits, and other organizations. It provides a platform for these leaders to exchange insights, share practices, and collaborate on projects and initiatives. Council members participate in curated events, discussions, and networking.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently-Asked Questions: Impact Council Annual Meeting 2023 |url=https://events.fastcompany.com/fcicannualmeeting2023/faq |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=events.fastcompany.com |language=en-AG}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stieg |first=Cory |date=2020-07-07 |title=The skills Bill Gates learned at Microsoft that are helping his fight against the Covid-19 pandemic |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/bill-gates-team-building-and-innovation-are-skills-to-combat-covid-19.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref>

== Events ==
In addition to its print and online editions, ''Fast Company'' also hosts events and conferences that bring together business leaders, innovators, and creative thinkers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SXSW: World Changing Ideas at the Fast Company Grill - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sxsw-world-changing-ideas-at-the-fast-company-grill/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-08 |title=How Fast Company and Inc. became more than magazine titles |url=https://mediamakersmeet.com/how-fast-company-and-inc-became-more-than-magazine-titles/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Media Makers Meet {{!}} What's new in media |language=en-US}}</ref>

The first ''Fast Company'' event was called Real Time and started in 1998. It ended a few years later.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kuczynski |first=Alex |date=1998-12-14 |title=Cultivating A Cult Audience; Fast Company Magazine Takes 'Community of Readers' Idea To New Extremes |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/14/business/cultivating-cult-audience-fast-company-magazine-takes-community-readers-idea-new.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


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In 1997, ''Fast Company'' created an online social network, the "Company of Friends" which spawned a number of groups that began meeting.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/14/business/cultivating-cult-audience-fast-company-magazine-takes-community-readers-idea-new.html |title=Cultivating A Cult Audience; ''Fast Company'' Magazine Takes 'Community of Readers' Idea To New Extremes|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 5, 2009| author=Alex Kuczynski|date=December 14, 1998}}</ref> At one point the Company of Friends had over 40,000 members in 120 cities, although by 2003 that number had declined to 8,000.<ref name=slow-lane>{{cite news|last1=Carr|first1=David|title=Fast Company's New Life in the Slow Lane|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/11/business/the-media-business-advertising-fast-company-s-new-life-in-the-slow-lane.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=November 25, 2014|work=The New York Times|date=August 11, 2003}}</ref>
The first regular recent event was called Innovation Uncensored and started in 2010. It was tied to the Most Innovation Companies issue and was a spring event held in New York City. By 2012, ''Fast Company'' had added a fall version in San Francisco. This ended in 2014 and was replaced by the Fast Company Innovation Festival every fall in New York, which started in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=The |date=2010-04-27 |title=Steve Jobs to Mark Parker: Get rid of "crap" at Nike |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2010/04/steve_jobs_to_mark_parker_get.html |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=oregonlive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hawkes |first=Jocelyn |date=2011 |title=Fast Company's Innovation Uncensored San Francisco: November 2 |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1772387/update-fast-companys-innovation-uncensored-san-francisco-november-2 |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=FastCompany}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Fast Company Innovation Festival - The Next Intersection For Hollywood With William Morris Endeavor's Ari Emanuel And Patrick Whitesell And Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson - undefined - Dwayne Johnson |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/fimi45gflhm/the-fast-company-innovat/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>


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In 2000, Zuckerman sold ''Fast Company'' to [[Gruner + Jahr]], majority owned by media giant [[Bertelsmann]], for $550 million.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=David Cay|title=Bertelsmann to Exit U.S. Magazine Market|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/business/media/bertelsmann-to-exit-us-magazine-market.html|access-date=July 7, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 2005}}</ref> Just as the sale was completed, the [[dot-com bubble]] burst, leading to significant losses and a decline in circulation. Webber and Taylor left the magazine two years later in 2002, and John A. Byrne, previously a senior writer and former management editor with ''[[BusinessWeek]]'', was brought in as the new editor. Under Byrne, the magazine won its first [[Gerald Loeb Award]], the most prestigious honor in business journalism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fast-company-gets-the-help-it-needed|title=Fast Company finally gets some 'help'|first=Jon|last=Friedman|website=MarketWatch}}</ref> But the magazine could not reverse its financial decline in the wake of the dot-com bust. Although the magazine was not specifically about Internet commerce, advertising pages continued to drop until they were one-third the 2000 numbers.<ref name=slow-lane/>
A four-day-long Fast Company Innovation Festival takes place in New York City, features leaders in business, media, entertainment, and technology from across the globe, and includes conversation, panels, workshops, and networking.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Amy |date=2023-09-21 |title=Fast Company Innovation Festival: Hartbeat, Tracee Ellis Ross, Google, Snap Inc., and Airbnb |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/fast-company-innovation-festival-hartbeat-tracee-ellis-ross-google-snap-inc-and-airbnb/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Mediaweek |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lierz |first=Sarah |date=2023-10-24 |title=Fast Company Innovation Festival 2023: Navigating the Path to Business Success |url=https://whipsaw.com/2023/10/24/fast-company-innovation-festival-2023-navigating-the-path-to-business-success/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Whipsaw}}</ref> Speakers include Tony Fadell, Jared Leto, Christy Turlington, Ray Dalio and more.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-03 |title=A Major Google Executive Is Leaving the Company Amid Criticism |url=https://time.com/4357169/tony-fadell-nest-leaving-google/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Time |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shapiro |first=Amy |date=2023-09-20 |title=Fast Company Innovation Festival: Ray Dalio, Lidiane Jones, Slutty Vegan, and Clare V. |url=https://www.mediaweek.com.au/fast-company-ray-dalio-lidiane-jones-slutty-vegan-clare-v/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Mediaweek |language=en-AU}}</ref> “Fast Tracks”, attendees have the opportunity to visit innovative and creative organizations. These visits are hosted by company leaders at the offices, studios, and work spaces.


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In 2005, Gruner + Jahr put the magazine, as well as ''[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]'' magazine, up for sale. Byrne contacted entrepreneur [[Joe Mansueto]] and helped guide him through the sale. A bidding war ultimately ensued, pitting ''[[The Economist]]'' against Mansueto's company Mansueto Ventures. Mansueto, the only bidder who promised to keep Fast Company alive, ultimately won the contest, buying both magazine titles for $35 million.<ref>Seelye, Katherine Q. (June 21, 2005). [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/21/business/worldbusiness/21iht-mag.html?_r=1 "Gruner + Jahr sells 2 U.S. magazines"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref>
In 2019, the company held a festival in Europe—Fast Company's European Innovation Festival in Milan and Florence. Speakers for the Festival included Yuval Noah Harari, Darren Aronofsky, Jared Leto, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Alec Ross, Natalie Massenet, and Marco Bizzarri, among others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fast Company's European Innovation Festival powered by Gucci {{!}} H-FARM |url=https://www.h-farm.com/en/news/fast-companys-european-innovation-festival-powered-gucci |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=www.h-farm.com}}</ref>


Under former editor-in-chief Robert Safian,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fox|first1=Rebecca|title=Breaking: Bob Safian Named Editor/Managing Director of Fast Company|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/breaking-bob-safian-named-editormanaging-director-of-fast-company/|access-date=July 7, 2017|work=[[Adweek]]|date=January 2007}}</ref> ''Fast Company'' was named by the [[American Society of Magazine Editors]] as the [[National Magazine Awards|magazine of the year]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Magazine Awards 2014 Winners Announced|url=http://www.magazine.org/industry-news/press-releases/asme-press-releases/asme/national-magazine-awards-2014-winners|work=American Society of Magazine Editors|access-date=August 4, 2015|location=New York|date=May 1, 2014|archive-date=July 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719142738/http://www.magazine.org/industry-news/press-releases/asme-press-releases/asme/national-magazine-awards-2014-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Fast Company Grill, a hub of business leaders and artists that includes panels, demos, and interactives, is held in Austin during SXSW for four days each year.<ref name=":0" />


Stephanie Mehta was named editor-in-chief in February 2018,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dool|first1=Greg|title=Breaking: Fast Company Names Stephanie Mehta Editor-in-Chief |url=http://www.foliomag.com/fast-company-names-stephanie-mehta-editor-in-chief/|access-date=April 11, 2018|work=[[Folio (magazine)|Folio]]|date=February 2018}}</ref> having previously worked at ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]'', ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'', and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. ''Fast Company'' is owned by [[Mansueto Ventures]] and is headquartered in [[Manhattan]].
== Podcasts ==
''Fast Company'' has a few podcasts covering various topics related to business, innovation, and creativity. They are Most Innovative Companies, The New Way We Work, Leaders in Innovation, Fast Company Digest, Creative Control, and World Changing Ideas.


In September 2022 the Fast Company website, fastcompany.com, fell victim to an attack and racist messages were sent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Media company hacked, racist push notifications sent to Apple iPhones |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/27/fast-company-hack-apple-news/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The site was compromised and access to the site was used to send push notifications that the company identified as "obscene and racist." The site was taken offline for eight days as a result.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fast Company shuts website after hack sends 'obscene' Apple News notifications |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/fast-companys-website-shuts-after-apple-news-feed-hacked-2022-09-28/|access-date=September 30, 2022|work=[[Reuters]]|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fast Company returns after attack that saw obscene Apple News alerts pushed to readers |language=en-US |work=Engadget |url=https://www.engadget.com/fast-company-back-after-obscene-apple-news-alerts-hack-085808021.html |access-date=2022-10-21 |date=2022-10-06 }}</ref>
=== Most Innovative Companies ===
Most Innovative Companies is hosted by a Fast Company editor, bringing listeners the latest innovations in business and society and highlighting companies influencing industries and culture.


In 2024 the company won The Society Of Publication Designers (SPD) silver medal for its “World Changing Ideas” and six gold medals for its projects, including “Selena Gomez and the Meteoric Rise of Rare Beauty”, “YouTube’s Game Day”, “Brands That Matter”, “The Recommender Gift Guide”. It also won gold in the Best Of Science/Business/Technology category, and for the redesign of the magazine, which launched with the Eva Longoria issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGNERS ANNOUNCES THE 59th ANNUAL AWARDS WINNERS |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59a4a351197aea9d17f6bc13/t/666c93d14a3ed1734bd7a2f2/1718391761457/SPD+59+Winners+Press+Release.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614194310/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59a4a351197aea9d17f6bc13/t/666c93d14a3ed1734bd7a2f2/1718391761457/SPD+59+Winners+Press+Release.pdf |archive-date=14 June 2024 |website=THE SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGNERS}}</ref>
=== The New Way We Work ===
The New Way We Work launched its 11<sup>th</sup> season in 2023 and was nominated for the Ambie Award for Best Business Podcast for its mini-series Ambition Diaries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 WINNERS & NOMINEES |url=https://www.ambies.com/2023-winners |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=The Ambies® — Awards for Excellence in Audio |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ambition Diaries |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/ambition-diaries |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Fast Company}}</ref> It is hosted by Fast Company’s deputy editor, Kathleen Davis. Each episode explores the future of work, including the state of remote and hybrid work; how AI will change the people do their jobs; the status of gender equity and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) efforts; career ladders and ambition; motivation and what makes work meaningful; and the progress on mental health and disability issues at work. The show is currently the number one business podcast on Apple Podcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=The New Way We Work - Top Podcasts In Business |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130100015/https://podcasts.apple.com/id/podcast/the-new-way-we-work/id1393035987?see-all=top-podcasts |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref>


==Website==
=== Leaders in Innovation ===
Launched in 1995,<ref>{{cite web|title=ICANN WhoIs fastcompany.com|url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=|access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref> FastCompany.com covers leadership and innovation in business, environmental and social issues, entertainment and marketing, and, through its Co.Design site, the intersection of business and design, from architecture to electronics, consumer products to fashion. ''Fast Company'' also previously operated sites called Co.Labs, Co.Exist, and Co.Create. Co.Exist and Co.Create were rebranded as Ideas and Entertainment sections in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Clendaniel|first1=Morgan|title=Some News From Your Friends At Co.Exist|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/4069073/some-news-from-your-friends-at-coexist|work=ICANN WhoIs|access-date=July 7, 2017|date=June 2, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Alt|first1=Eric|title=A Message To Our Readers|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3069134/a-message-to-our-readers|work=fastcompany.com|access-date=July 7, 2017|location=New York|date=March 22, 2017}}</ref> Co.Labs was shut down in early 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Robischon|first1=Noah|title=What's Next For Co.Labs?|url=http://www.fastcolabs.com/3040498/whats-next-for-colabs|website=Fast Company|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref>
Leaders in Innovation is a new podcast hosted by James Vincent, where he explores different approaches to innovation from leaders across AI, Mobility, Food, Travel, Design, Luxury, and more. Past guests include Brian Chesky of AirBnB and Whitney Wolfe Herd of Bumble.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Innovating Imagination: How Airbnb Is Using AI to Foster Creativity |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/video/innovating-imagination-how-airbnb-is-using-ai-to-foster-creativity/GyhE2E0U |access-date=6 December 2023 |website=Fast Company}}</ref>


==Franchises==
=== Creative Control ===
''Fast Company'' operates several franchises, such as "Most Innovative Companies", "World Changing Ideas", "Innovation By Design", and "Most Creative People". For its Most Innovative Companies feature, ''Fast Company'' assesses thousands of businesses to create a list of 50 companies it considers the most innovative.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/mic/2010/industry/list |work=Fast Company website |title=Most Innovative Companies: Top 10 by Industry |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=April 10, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604081944/http://www.fastcompany.com/mic/2010/industry/list |archive-date=June 4, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> The Most Creative People in Business is a list of 100 people from different industries.<ref>[http://www.fastcompany.com/most-creative-people/2012 "The Most Creative People in Business 2012"]. ''Fast Company''. 2012.</ref>
Creative Control is hosted by Fast Company's executive director of programming, KC Ifeanyi. It takes a deep dive into the forces that are shaping the creator economy and what it means for its future.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ifeanyi |first=KC |date=2018 |title=Listen to the Creative Conversation podcast |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90263607/listen-creative-conversation-podcast}}</ref>


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For other uses, see Fast Company (disambiguation).

Fast Company
Winter 2023 cover, featuring Marques Brownlee
EditorBrendan Vaughan
CategoriesBusiness magazine
Frequency4 times per year
PublisherFast Company, Inc.
Total circulation
(June 2012)		757,858[1]
First issueNovember 1995
CompanyMansueto Ventures
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.fastcompany.com Edit this at Wikidata
ISSN1085-9241

Fast Company is a monthly American business magazine published in print and online that focuses on technology, business, and design. It publishes six print issues per year.

History

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Fast Company was launched in November 1995[2][3] by Alan Webber and Bill Taylor, two former Harvard Business Review editors, and publisher Mortimer Zuckerman.[4][5] The publication's early competitors included Red Herring, Business 2.0 and The Industry Standard.[6]

In 1997, Fast Company created an online social network, the "Company of Friends" which spawned a number of groups that began meeting.[7] At one point the Company of Friends had over 40,000 members in 120 cities, although by 2003 that number had declined to 8,000.[8]

In 2000, Zuckerman sold Fast Company to Gruner + Jahr, majority owned by media giant Bertelsmann, for $550 million.[9] Just as the sale was completed, the dot-com bubble burst, leading to significant losses and a decline in circulation. Webber and Taylor left the magazine two years later in 2002, and John A. Byrne, previously a senior writer and former management editor with BusinessWeek, was brought in as the new editor. Under Byrne, the magazine won its first Gerald Loeb Award, the most prestigious honor in business journalism.[10] But the magazine could not reverse its financial decline in the wake of the dot-com bust. Although the magazine was not specifically about Internet commerce, advertising pages continued to drop until they were one-third the 2000 numbers.[8]

In 2005, Gruner + Jahr put the magazine, as well as Inc. magazine, up for sale. Byrne contacted entrepreneur Joe Mansueto and helped guide him through the sale. A bidding war ultimately ensued, pitting The Economist against Mansueto's company Mansueto Ventures. Mansueto, the only bidder who promised to keep Fast Company alive, ultimately won the contest, buying both magazine titles for $35 million.[11]

Under former editor-in-chief Robert Safian,[12] Fast Company was named by the American Society of Magazine Editors as the magazine of the year in 2014.[13]

Stephanie Mehta was named editor-in-chief in February 2018,[14] having previously worked at Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal. Fast Company is owned by Mansueto Ventures and is headquartered in Manhattan.

In September 2022 the Fast Company website, fastcompany.com, fell victim to an attack and racist messages were sent.[15] The site was compromised and access to the site was used to send push notifications that the company identified as "obscene and racist." The site was taken offline for eight days as a result.[16][17]

In 2024 the company won The Society Of Publication Designers (SPD) silver medal for its “World Changing Ideas” and six gold medals for its projects, including “Selena Gomez and the Meteoric Rise of Rare Beauty”, “YouTube’s Game Day”, “Brands That Matter”, “The Recommender Gift Guide”. It also won gold in the Best Of Science/Business/Technology category, and for the redesign of the magazine, which launched with the Eva Longoria issue.[18]

Website

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Launched in 1995,[19] FastCompany.com covers leadership and innovation in business, environmental and social issues, entertainment and marketing, and, through its Co.Design site, the intersection of business and design, from architecture to electronics, consumer products to fashion. Fast Company also previously operated sites called Co.Labs, Co.Exist, and Co.Create. Co.Exist and Co.Create were rebranded as Ideas and Entertainment sections in 2017.[20][21] Co.Labs was shut down in early 2015.[22]

Franchises

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Fast Company operates several franchises, such as "Most Innovative Companies", "World Changing Ideas", "Innovation By Design", and "Most Creative People". For its Most Innovative Companies feature, Fast Company assesses thousands of businesses to create a list of 50 companies it considers the most innovative.[23] The Most Creative People in Business is a list of 100 people from different industries.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 30, 2012. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  2. ^ Vanderbilt, Tom (March 5, 2000). "The capitalist cell". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Alex French. "The Very First Issues of 19 Famous Magazines". Mental Floss. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "A Brief History of Our Time". Fast Company. March 1, 2006. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
  5. ^ "About Us". Fast Company. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Bercovici, Jeff (February 2001). "Business 2.0 is put up for sale". Media Life Magazine. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  7. ^ Alex Kuczynski (December 14, 1998). "Cultivating A Cult Audience; Fast Company Magazine Takes 'Community of Readers' Idea To New Extremes". The New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  8. ^ a b Carr, David (August 11, 2003). "Fast Company's New Life in the Slow Lane". The New York Times. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  9. ^ Johnston, David Cay (May 2005). "Bertelsmann to Exit U.S. Magazine Market". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Friedman, Jon. "Fast Company finally gets some 'help'". MarketWatch.
  11. ^ Seelye, Katherine Q. (June 21, 2005). "Gruner + Jahr sells 2 U.S. magazines". The New York Times.
  12. ^ Fox, Rebecca (January 2007). "Breaking: Bob Safian Named Editor/Managing Director of Fast Company". Adweek. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  13. ^ "National Magazine Awards 2014 Winners Announced". American Society of Magazine Editors. New York. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 19, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  14. ^ Dool, Greg (February 2018). "Breaking: Fast Company Names Stephanie Mehta Editor-in-Chief". Folio. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  15. ^ "Media company hacked, racist push notifications sent to Apple iPhones". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Fast Company shuts website after hack sends 'obscene' Apple News notifications". Reuters. September 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  17. ^ "Fast Company returns after attack that saw obscene Apple News alerts pushed to readers". Engadget. October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  18. ^ "THE SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGNERS ANNOUNCES THE 59th ANNUAL AWARDS WINNERS" (PDF). THE SOCIETY OF PUBLICATION DESIGNERS. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 14, 2024.
  19. ^ "ICANN WhoIs fastcompany.com". Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  20. ^ Clendaniel, Morgan (June 2, 1995). "Some News From Your Friends At Co.Exist". ICANN WhoIs. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  21. ^ Alt, Eric (March 22, 2017). "A Message To Our Readers". fastcompany.com. New York. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  22. ^ Robischon, Noah (March 24, 2015). "What's Next For Co.Labs?". Fast Company. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  23. ^ "Most Innovative Companies: Top 10 by Industry". Fast Company website. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on June 4, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  24. ^ "The Most Creative People in Business 2012". Fast Company. 2012.
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