IPOs Hit a 30-Year Low
But the guy who took Google and Netscape public is not concerned Read story
Max Chafkin
An Olympic Shutdown?
Beijing's Olympic dreams may be a nightmare for U.S. companies Read story
A Haven For Virtual Companies
Behind Vermont's unlikely ploy to attract online businesses Read story
Twitter Raises $15 Million More
After months of rumors that it had closed a second round of venture capital funding, Twitter Read story
The Customer is the Company
Threadless churns out dozens of new items a month -- with no advertising, no professional designers, no sales force and no retail distribution. And it's neve... Read story
Gordon Segal of Crate and Barrel
Forty-six years ago, Gordon Segal and his wife, Carole, borrowed $17,000 and opened a cavernous store in Chicago's Old Town, selling products such as for... Read story
Their Online Dating Site was Struggling
Was a blind-date stunt really the answer? Read story
Anything Could Happen
Evan Williams's first little idea shifted the culture. (You can thank him for the ubiquity of blogging.) His new business, called Twitter, will be entering y... Read story
Fun with Twitter
In the March issue of Inc ., I wrote a story about Read story
Your Websites: Age-Old Problems; New Age Solutions
How to get maximum impact. Read story
Viral Video: Get Ready for Your Close-up
"Will it Blend?" from Blendtec and three more case studies of viral-video marketing success. Read story
How to Jazz Up Your Website
Do you want to have a top-notch website? Here are 8 important questions to ask yourself. Read story
Blogging: More Than Idle Chatter
Do it--and do it as if you mean it. Read story
Social Networks: Ready to Join the Party?
Marketing your small business on Facebook and MySpace. Read story
The New Basics of Marketing
What you need to know about: websites, email, mobile phones, social networks, viral video, blogging. Read story
Social Networks: Up And Down The Social Register
For companies that market to niches, one of these specialized social networks may be a better value. Read story
Following the (Virtual) Crowds
This month's cover package, " The New Basics of Marketing ," went live on Inc.com yesterday. A... Read story
Update
The Funded Unmasked September 2007 In September, we wrote about TheFunded.com, a new website that was sending venture cap... Read story
10 Questions for Elon Musk
What's your favorite part of a typical day? Coming home to see my kids. What's the least glamorous thing you do reg... Read story
Blogger of the Year
It seems a sure bet that history will not remember Marc Andreessen for his writing. That's a shame. The engineer-savant who co-founded Ne... Read story
Electric sports cars. Solar power. Space travel.
Finally, an entrepreneur who's not afraid to think really, really big. Read story
Entrepreneur of the Year, 2007: Elon Musk
Electric sports cars. Solar power. Space travel. Finally, an entrepreneur who's not afraid to think really, really big. Read story
Notables '07
More great people, ideas, and businesses... Read story
The Companies of Elon Musk
How the Entrepreneur of the Year does business and makes waves. Read story
The Entrepreneurial Year That Was
The subprime mortgage meltdown. Extinction-threatening climate change. Presidential debates with fields of candidates larger than your high school graduating... Read story
A Chat with Entrepreneur of the Year, Elon Musk
He co-founded PayPal. He's building the coolest car ever. And he's ready to colonize Mars. Meet our 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year, Elon Musk. Watch video
TheFunded.com Unmasked
A few months back, we told you about a new website that allows entrepreneurs... Read story
Craves: All That And a Bag of Beans
Home espresso machines that brew barista-worthy shots. Read story
King Ink
Tattoos are everywhere. But the tattoo business has yet to outgrow its outlaw roots. Mario Barth aims to change that. His goal: to build the Starbucks of tat... Read story
Meet Rebecca. She's Here to Fire You
Consultants used to tell you to fire people. Now they'll do the firing for you. Read story
Superpoking Bill Gates
Ten questions we'd like to ask Microsoft's founder about his company's play for Facebook. Read story
Why Outsource When You Can Automate?
If you can't decide whom you want to fire, new software will make the tough calls for you. Read story
Why Microsoft Friended Facebook
The blogosphere is abuzz with news that Microsoft picked up an equity stake in Facebook, which—in case you haven't picked up a newspaper, read a mag... Read story
EBay's Skype Write Down
There's been much made over the past few days over eBay's admission that it overpaid, to the tune of $1.43 billion, for the internet calling startup Read story
A Back-to-School Business Plan
Why an $8 billion market is suddenly up for grabs. Read story
An Inc. 500 President?
When we asked Inc. 500 CEOs whom they favor in next year's presidential elections, Rudolph Giuliani led the field, capturing 17 percent of survey response... Read story
Noah Glass Has Built a Service That Lets You Order Coffee or Takeout Food Via Text Message.
To expand it, he needs $5 million. Read story
Who’s Behind TheFunded.com?
A mysterious new website lets entrepreneurs talk trash about their VCs. Read story
ESPN Addicts, Rejoice
Got a burning question for Bill Rasmussen? The founder of ESPN—and, by extension, the modern cable TV network—will offer advice in our Read story
Who's Behind The Funded?
It's hard to say what Web 2.0—that horrible, overwrought catchphrase—really means, but it usually has something to do with disruption, whether... Read story
