| Presented by | | | | | Covid should have killed Rent The Runway. As most of its customer base entered lockdown, the company—which offers customers the ability to rent designer clothing for a monthly fee, or formalwear for one-off occasions—lost its raison d’être. Remarkably, it survived, in large part due to the grit and vision of cofounder and CEO Jennifer Hyman who made a series of difficult decisions that would ultimately allow the company to go public in October 2021. Still, the IPO didn’t go smoothly, and questions remain about the future of the business. Hyman wanted to share with Fast Company the story of how she weathered the crisis and made changes to her business for a new era. Here’s what I learned. —Yasmin Gagne, @YasminGagne | | | | | |
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| NEWS | Drink coffee and live longer? What you need to know | | Good news coffee lovers (and Starbucks investors): A new study shows that drinking a few cups of coffee a day may help keep you alive longer. | | | The study, which was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, tracked 171,616 people over seven years who regularly drank coffee. | | | It found that those who drank between 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee a day had a lower risk of death than those who drank no coffee each day. | | | However, the study’s authors conceded that it may not be the coffee itself leading to a longer life. It may merely be socioeconomic status—those who can afford up to four cups a day probably can afford better healthcare and more time for exercise. | | Check out the latest news stories here. | | | | | | |