Maeghan Ouimet is a business and culture reporter whose work has appeared in Boston Magazine and Rolling Stone. She covers technology start-ups and innovations from the San Francisco bureau for Inc.com. @MaeghanO


Tricks for Navigating Business Travel

Infographic: Fly smarter with our guide to the best and worst airlines and airports.  Read story

Why Entrepreneurs Fail at Retirement

Infographic: Entrepreneurs are working longer and relying on smaller nest eggs. And many say they'll never retire. Check out the stats.  Read story

Retail Forecast: Lots of Good Cheer

Infographic: This season, shoppers will be out in full force. Here's a look at just how much they're planning to spend.  Read story

The Real Productivity-Killer: Jerks

Infographic: Crummy bosses aren't just a pain; they're bad for business. But how bad? We've found the stats--and it's not pretty.  Read story

Why You Should Give Yourself a Raise

Infographic: Research suggests entrepreneurs often take home smaller paychecks than their employees.  Read story

World's Youngest VC-Funded Entrepreneur?

He was just 15 when he landed his first chunk of change from VCs. Now this high-schooler counts Ashton Kutcher, Yoko Ono, and Mark Pincus as backers.  Read story

Dirty Little Secrets in Your IT Bills

Infographic: What's the real cost of issuing company smartphones and laptops to your employees? You might be surprised.  Read story

Turn Off Bad Habits With the Flick of a Switch

Procrastinators, rejoice: Neuroscientists have discovered that by manipulating areas of the brain, they can turn bad habits on and off.  Read story

5 Ideas That Will Blow Your Mind

You won't find apps or Angry Birds here. Check out five ambitious companies pursuing big, bold ideas.  Read story

Cloud Takes a Beating From Hurricane Sandy

East Coast data centers struggle to stay up and running in the wake of the storm.  Read story

This School's Alums Land the Most VC Funding

A recent report studied six top universities and their graduates' track records of getting venture capital. Here's the school that landed on top.  Read story

Why Female Founders Need Male Mentors

A panel of successful female founders and investors challenge the notion that women should stick together in start-ups.  Read story

Study: Small Companies Make Employees Happy

Early results from a worldwide survey suggest you might have an edge if your company has fewer than 100 employees.  Read story

Report: Popular Kids Grow Up to Be More Successful

So much for the revenge of the nerds. Research suggests high school popularity may set the stage for more success later in life.  Read story

Instagram Founder: 'We Haven't Won'

Kevin Systrom talks about life after the $1 billion Facebook deal and why he thinks photo sharing can change the world.  Read story

The 60-Hour Workweek Is a Myth

Don't believe what you hear: Recent research suggests employees exaggerate the amount of time they really spend working.  Read story

Reddit Founder: Tech Start-ups Will Save the U.S.

Fresh off his Internet 2012 campaign bus tour, Alexis Ohanian makes a pitch for how an open Internet will help stimulate the economy.  Read story

5 Technology Trends to Watch

The Consumer Electronics Association unveiled its annual look forward to the most promising tech developments of the year.  Read story

Ex-Software Developer Takes on Cheese

After outlining a "happiness plan" in Post-It notes, this engineer ditched Silicon Valley to try making authentic Italian buffalo mozzarella in the U.S.  Read story

Why Beautiful People (Might) Be More Successful

Have a good-looking team? Some researchers say more attractive workers have better self-esteem and a stronger work ethic.  Read story

And the Least Business-Friendly States Are...

The Tax Foundation's forecast for 2013 ranks the best--and the worst--tax climates for businesses.  Read story

Start-up Launches $1 Million Fund to 'Acqhire' Top Talent

The goal? Lure promising start-up teams from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and TechStars.  Read story

Square & Starbucks: Helping Small Business?

Square's partnership with Starbucks wants to lead more users to smaller establishments, co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey said.  Read story

Facebook's Promoted Posts: Good For Business?

The company announced Wednesday that you can pay your way to the top of the newsfeed.  Read story

8 Entrepreneur-Politicians Who Mattered

These men got their start with start-ups and brought their business chops to politics. See how they fared.  Read story

Square to Host Code Camp for Women

The San Francisco-based mobile payment start-up is looking for a few good female engineers to mentor.  Read story

10 Years of Bootstrapping an Overnight Success

It took Nick Woodman 10 years to perfect his action camera business GroPro--just in time for YouTube to launch it into success.  Read story

Square Snaps Up New York Design Firm

Along with a team of designers, the deal also offers the west coast-based mobile payment start-up a New York headquarters.  Read story

The Key to Innovation: Immigrants?

The United States was founded by immigrants, but new data suggests that immigrants are still fueling America's start-ups.  Read story

The Curse of Too Much VC Funding

Nearly every fledgling start-up could use a bit more cash in the beginning. But too much of a good thing can be downright dangerous.  Read story

Dropbox Finds New Friends via Facebook

The cloud storage platform gets a big social media boost by integrating its service with Facebook.  Read story

Is California Losing Start-ups to Other States?

A new study suggests the California dream may be starting to fade: The number of start-ups raising money in the state has been on the decline for years.  Read story

Survey: How Mobile Will Change Business

In the near future, developers say car apps will be big and Facebook may be the social network of the past.  Read story

Wall Streeters Get Schooled in Start-Up Life

Start-ups can rarely match the salaries Wall Street offers, but for increasingly more finance types, they offer something more important.  Read story

Trulia's IPO Blows Past Expectations

Bucking recent IPO trends, the San Francisco-based real estate website went public Thursday in a strong debut.  Read story

Where College Grads Want to Work

According to a recent survey, college graduates across all concentrations agree: Their first job better be at a "cool" company.  Read story

Calling All Innovators: NASA Wants Your Help

The agency will award up to $1.5 million to start-ups with big ideas that will benefit future space missions.  Read story

Square Closes $200 Million Round to Go Global

With its latest round of funding, the mobile payments start-up will focus on international expansion.  Read story

Google Buys Instagram Rival For Undisclosed Amount

Following in Facebook's footsteps, Google+ picked up a software company that makes a popular photo-editing app.  Read story

Ex-McDonald's Exec Building Mini Health-Food Empire

He spent 30 years learning how the world's biggest burger chain works. Now the former McDonald's COO wants to build out a healthy fast-food chain.  Read story