Issie Lapowsky is a reporter at Inc. magazine. She has covered lifestyle and entertainment for the New York Daily News, and her work has been published in BlackBook magazine and The Brooklyn Rail. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.


The Art and Science of Corporate Icons

Design experts weigh in on a cookie company's cartoon mascot.  Read story

How I Sold for $130 Million

Intermix founder Khajak Keledjian explains how he went from dodging bombs in Beirut to launching a $130 million fashion empire.  Read story

In Solar, Innovation Doesn't Pay

Solar manufacturers in the U.S. are fighting a losing battle with China. Here's why the future is particularly dim for start-ups.  Read story

Digg Founder: Trust Your Gut. Always

Fear almost prevented Kevin Rose from starting Digg. Now, as a partner at Google Ventures, Rose advises other entrepreneurs on conquering the fear of failure.  Read story

Meet the Entrepreneur Reinventing Polaroid

Polaroid's trying to come back in a big way. Here's the entrepreneur (yes, entrepreneur) making it happen.  Read story

A High Tech Start-up Eyes Broadway

One of New York's hottest shows is also a small business. Here's how iLuminate came to wow audiences during the holidays.  Read story

Turning Screens Into a Television

Aereo, a New York City start-up, can broadcast live television to your iPad or a laptop. That is, unless a big lawsuit shuts the company down.  Read story

How Warby Parker Reinvented Retail

Warby Parker will finally get a conventional storefront in 2013. Here are four retail experiments that helped the brand get there.  Read story

Why Every Company Is Now an Incubator

From Microsoft to PayPal, it seems every day another business launches an incubator. Here's what's motivating them to get in the game.  Read story

Why Dublin's Tech Scene Is Booming

Following in the footsteps of Google and Facebook, tech start-ups from around the world are now flocking to Dublin.  Read story

Tim Ferriss's Next Big Project: Dinner

Tim Ferriss's latest book, The 4-Hour Chef , includes not only classic and non-traditional recipes (roasted squirrel, anyone?) but also a formula for...  Read story

How to Land a Celebrity Co-founder

The founders of celebrity-backed businesses like Shoedazzle and BeachMint share their secrets for landing a celebrity co-founder.  Read story

Meet the Top Job Creator in America

Steve Jones, co-CEO of Universal Services of America, turns janitors and security guards into leaders. He's created 17,330 jobs since 2008.  Read story

Why Everyone at My Company Has One Job Title

The Nerdery, No. 99 on Inc.'s Hire Power list, rose above tragedy to give every employee a personal stake in success  Read story

How We Hired 17,000 People in 3 Years

Acquisitions don't have to be a human resource nightmare. The top job creator in America pulls them off seamlessly. Here's how.  Read story

How Entrepreneurs Would Resolve the Fiscal Cliff

The president asked corporate CEOs to weigh in. But what would small business owners say? We asked, and you answered.  Read story

Legal Marijuana Industry Is Slow to Catch Fire

Recreational marijuana is now legal in Colorado and Washington. But while pot proponents celebrated the victories, entrepreneurs say the so-called Green Rush...  Read story

4 Ways to Win the Holiday Shopping Wars

Holiday retail sales are expected to rise. But with big box retailers battling over who can offer the lowest prices, how can small businesses compete?  Read story

Reality Show Goes Inside the Place Memes Are Made

I Can Has Cheezburger and FAILBlog are (in)famous for making memes. Now they have a new reality series. Founder Ben Huh talks about letting Bravo's cameras i...  Read story

My Favorite Tool for Analyzing Financials

Must-haves: Why entrepreneur Jennifer Cattaui loves using BodeTree to analyze her company's financials.  Read story

How to Sell Out in Style

Method co-founder Eric Ryan and his team celebrated the sale of the company in their own unique way.  Read story

Let the Marketplace Solve the Sanitation Crisis

Waste Enterprisers operates on the premise that human waste is the one truly infinite resource.  Read story

Meet the Makers of the Wearable Robot

Ekso Bionics's wearable robot is getting paraplegics back on their feet.  Read story

Coming Soon: The New All-You-Can-Fly Airline

Starting an airline is tough, but Surf Air just might have what it takes.  Read story

Caterina Fake: Great Entrepreneurs Are Like Sandwiches

Want to be more efficient and more creative? Serial entrepreneur Caterina Fake explains what you can learn from a PB&J.  Read story

Cashing In on the Campaign

The fight for the White House has been a boon to many companies that provide products and services to candidates and voters. Here's a look at four of them.  Read story

Why I Could Not Have Done It Alone

Kathy Mills of Strategic Communications says failing is tough when you're surrounded by a family of entrepreneurs that have your back.  Read story

Power to the People

USP&E Global, No. 421  Read story

Someone Has to Do It

Wastren Advantage, No. 335  Read story

Meet Burning Man's Resident Sage

As the annual Burning Man festival rages on in Nevada this weekend, founder Larry Harvey discusses what it's like to be at the center of one of the world's m...  Read story

How I Came Here as an Arranged Bride and Became My Own Boss

Sundeep Bhandal of IT staffing firm Anjaneyap let her father choose her husband but not her career path.  Read story

Reading Rainbow's Digital Future

When PBS canceled LeVar Burton's show, he set out to revolutionize education for kids.  Read story

U.S. Start-up Harnesses Tidal Power

With interest in solar and wind power waning, can Ocean Renewable Power Company make tidal energy the next big thing?  Read story

Tips From the GOP's Most Notorious Ad Man

Fred Davis has worked with everyone from John McCain to Arnold Schwarzenegger. He may not be Mr. Nice Guy, but he knows how to get results.  Read story

The Man Who Would Launch 100 Businesses

Amway heir Rick DeVos wants to make Grand Rapids, Michigan, a start-up magnet--even if he has to give away $15 million to do it.  Read story

A Facebook Ad Campaign That Actually Works

Tough Mudder CEO Will Dean has found Facebook advertising is a cost-effective way to drive people to hardcore obstacle-course events.  Read story

6 Questions for Pinkberry CEO Ron Graves

The CEO of the yogurt chain talks leadership lessons from Howard Schultz, overcoming copycats, and coping with a scandal.  Read story

Betsey Johnson Makes a Comeback

After declaring bankruptcy in April, the legendary designer is getting back to work.  Read story

Are Gay People Better Entrepreneurs?

It's rare to find an openly gay CEO of a large company. But there seem to be social and logistical reasons openly gay people excel at building their own busi...  Read story

H&H Bagels' Trademark Battle Heats Up

The founder of a bankrupt bagel chain is struggling to hold onto his business's legendary name.  Read story