---
title: "the 50 smartest"
description: "Interesting to see this list of smartest companies of 2016 by MIT Technology Review."
url: https://www.mathys.to/writing/inspiration/the-50-smartest-13450/
section: inspiration
published: 2016-11-04
last_updated: 2026-05-03
---

# the 50 smartest

*Interesting to see this list of smartest companies of 2016 by MIT Technology Review.*

# [50 SMARTEST COMPANIES 2016](https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/companies/2016/#first-solar)

https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/companies/2016/#first-solar

I think the battery and energy related ones, will make the biggest impact for the world in the coming 5 years.

But besides that my favorites are:

Amazon, Nvidia and odd outsider Slack.