Innovation Must-Reads in Magazines

Reviewing Portfolio and Fast Company – our two favorite innovation/business intelligence-oriented magazines – this month, some novel reads:

• Boy Wonder: Chris Hughes’ first two acts – creating Facebook and launching Barack Obama online. The evolution of constructive social networking that actually creates value.
• Maximum Security – Best ways to protect your position and jobs to be in over the next decade, per exec-search firm Korn/Ferry.
• Lululemon’s Cult of Selling – An internal employee constitution, 900+ yoga-teacher evangelists, and a required office read in Oprah-endorsed book The Secret.
• The Steve Jobs Economy – Worth $5.7B individually, Mr. Jobs’ worth to Apple is estimated at a staggering $30.8B.
• What Should I Do with My Life, Now? – Po Bronson’s re-take on the soul/career-search, knocking down 7 fallacies in the 6 years since his original book was published.
• All Apologies – Kurt Cobain’s music isn’t finding the same licensing opportunities as one would expect. With only $50k from Guitar Hero (versus $5M to Aerosmith) and $50M to Courtney Love, time to review the math. Read more >>