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Get your innovation story into Fast Company.

Fast Company is the publication for brands building the future. Its readers are the product leaders, investors, and creative executives who define what's next in business and technology.

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Why Fast Company moves the needle

Fast Company sits at the intersection of business, technology, and design — which is exactly where the most compelling startups operate. Its readership includes the product thinkers, innovation leads, and creative executives who influence how industries evolve.

Hive Instinct develops editorial stories for tech startups, D2C brands, and founders that match Fast Company's editorial identity — forward-looking, ideas-driven, and built around meaningful change. We develop your angle, write the piece, get your approval, and publish.

Fast Company coverage works exceptionally well for brands with a genuine innovation story: new product categories, novel business models, sustainability-led companies, or founders with a distinct point of view on where their industry is heading.

Who you're reaching

Fast Company readers don't just consume content — they act on it. They share stories with their networks, recommend products to their teams, and use what they read to inform investment and partnership decisions. A feature here generates the kind of active, engaged attention that passive reach cannot replicate.

Beyond the immediate readership, Fast Company's domain authority means the backlink has lasting SEO value. Stories also travel widely through its social channels, newsletters, and the professional networks of its engaged readership.

For brands whose differentiation is tied to innovation, design, or purpose — Fast Company is the publication that makes that story land with the audience most likely to act on it.

How we get you placed

  1. 01

    Strategy call

    We start with a conversation about your goals, your brand, and the story most likely to resonate with Fast Company's editorial team and readership. We confirm the angle and agree the brief.

  2. 02

    We write your story

    Our editorial team researches and writes a compelling, publication-ready article that meets Fast Company's editorial standards. We write to inform and engage — not to advertise.

  3. 03

    You approve

    You review the draft. We incorporate your feedback and refine until you're completely satisfied with the story before anything is submitted.

  4. 04

    We publish

    We manage submission and publication through our editorial network. When your article goes live in Fast Company, we send you the URL, the press logo, and a PDF — ready to use everywhere.

Innovation Signal

The publication for what's next

A Fast Company feature tells the market you're building something genuinely different — and that the editorial world has noticed.

Engaged Readership

Readers who act, not just consume

Fast Company's audience actively shares, buys, and invests based on what they read. Reach here converts differently.

Design & Brand

For brands where aesthetics matter

Fast Company covers design, creativity, and brand alongside business — making it uniquely powerful for D2C and consumer brands.

Ready to be featured in Fast Company?

Tell us your story and we'll show you exactly how we'd position it for Fast Company's editorial team and audience.

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