October 7, 2013 / Fortune Asia / Volume 168 / Number 6 / 40 UNDER 40

34 IBM’S MASSIVE BET ON WATSON
You know it as the supercomputer that beat the brainiacs on Jeopardy. Now CEO Virginia Rometty says it represents the future of IBM―and computing.
BY JESSI HEMPEL

41 FORTUNE’S 40 UNDER 40
Meet the most important young iconoclasts, risk-takers, and rule-breakers in business.

42 HE’LL DO IT ... HIS WAY
How Yelp’s CEO is succeeding―despite ignoring the advice of some very high-profile mentors.
BY DANIEL ROBERTS

48 HEY, TAXI COMPANY, YOU TALKING TO ME?
The founder of Uber is Silicon Valley’s rebel-hero, fighting the evils imposed by the taxi lobby as he grows his ride-service app into something much bigger. He just might have the audacity to pull it off.
BY JESSI HEMPEL

55 THE LIST
The 40 Under 40 are rocking areas as diverse as air travel, natural gas, genetic coding, and government.

72 THE LITTLE LOUISIANA PENSION FUND LITIGATION MONSTER
The wild tale of a police retirement fund that loves to sue corporate America.
BY ERIKA FRY

8 FIRST
Closer Look
Inside the U.S. repository of livestock sperm.
BY ANNE VANDERMEY

10 FIRST
Retail
J. Crew’s CEO joins Warby Parker’s board.
BY BETH KOWITT

10 FIRST
Q&A
Chris Malone, author of The Human Brand.

12 First
Face to Face
Warren Buffett’s grandson and grandnephew rethink how to teach giving.
BY BETH KOWITT

13 VENTURE
Great Workplaces
Etsy keeps its Brooklyn employees happy with hipster sustainability.
BY JESSI HEMPEL

15 VENTURE
Best Companies to Work For
Fortune’s 50 Best Small and Medium-Size Companies to Work For.
BY CHRISTOPHER TKACZYK

18 VENTURE
Fastest-Growing Companies
Top silver miner Pan American Silver.
BY CRAIG GIAMMONA

19 VENTURE
Road Warrior
Scouting new locations with Kent Taylor, CEO of Texas Roadhouse.
BY RYAN BRADLEY

20 TECH
Tech Star
Jack Dorsey talks to Fortune about Twitter, Square, and his beloved hometown, St. Louis.
BY MICHAL LEV-RAM

23 TECH
Startups
Anki aims to make robots mainstream.
BY JP MANGALINDAN

25 TECH
The Fortune 500 Series
Hotel company Starwood hopes to use software to unlock new business.
BY CATHERINE DUNN

26 INVEST
Interview
Is the epic boom in commodities over? Not according to investor Jim Rogers.
BY BRIAN O’KEEFE

28 INVEST
Comebacks
Shares of U.S. carmakers are racing ahead. Can they keep up the pace?
BY KATIE BENNER

29 LEADERSHIP
Housing Is Back―and So Is Home Depot
CEO Frank Blake explains his strategy for rebuilding the home-improvement retailer.
INTERVIEW BY GEOFF COLVIN

80 Bing!
INSIGHTS

32 Sheila Bair
Interest rates are rising. Can the economy handle the shock?

33 Allan Sloan
Investors might regret taking a bite of Verizon’s big bond deal.
ON THE COVER Photograph of Jack Dorsey by ART STREIBER

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