Debating Net Neutrality
Network neutrality is a hot topic these days, with some Congressional action on Internet regulation likely in the next few weeks. The question is, should ... Read story
Mike Hofman
Define "Consulting"
My colleague Angus Loten has a nice item on Inc.com today about International Profi... Read story
Breaking news: MBAs are useless!
This month's Atlantic Monthly features an article called "The Management Myth" (... Read story
A $2 million goodbye
Among the more interesting nuggets in Sunday's paper - Steven C. Preston, the president's nominee to run the Small Business Administration reportedly stru... Read story
Do Customers Come First, or Should Employees?
A poster to the Joel at Software blog raises this questions today (here the link<... Read story
Inc. 500 CEO to run for governor of New Hampshire
Jim Coburn, the founder of Valco Data Systems , plans to run for governor of New Hampshire against the incum... Read story
What would you buy if you sold your company for $50 million?
Yesterday, the Washington Post ran a story on defense and government contractors that had recently sold their companies, realizing great windfalls of mone... Read story
Another Inc. 500 IPO
On the heels of the 24th annual Inc. 500, Omniture , No. 259 on the 2005 list, has filed for a $120 million I... Read story
Still Thinking About Drucker
Nan Stone, the well known former editor of the Harvard Business Review, wrote a lovely article for the latest issue of the American Scholar about Peter Dr... Read story
Lies, Damn Lies, and Word of Mouth
The hottest marketers in the country face their biggest challenge yet: marketing themselves. Read story
Who Loves You in D.C. (And Who Doesn't)
Most people in and around the government are beholden to Corporate America and don't pay attention to (let alone understand) the needs of entrepreneurs. E... Watch video
The Return of Blank-Check Companies
The Times Dealbook blog notes today that shares of the entity that announced plans to buy Read story
Apple Turns 30
This Associated Press article takes a nice ... Read story
Are guest workers really necessary?
In an provocative and contrarian op-ed in today's Washington Post, Robert J. Samuelson challenges the idea that American industry really needs access to i... Read story
Inc. 500 company subject of "public shaming"
A controversial adware company that has twice appeared on the Inc. 500 is t... Read story
Springtime for Whistleblowers
Sherron Watkins, the famous Enron whistleblower who tried to warn CEO Ken Lay that the energy company was headed for trouble, testified today in the Enron... Read story
Key Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling today in a case that will make it harder for companies to sue competitors over market power. (For the AP's bre... Read story
Are programmers overpaid? Are doctors?
A post on Joel on Software, a popular blog, asks if programmers are overpaid. Here's the Read story
California's Next Great Industry?
Dr. Hans Keristead, a biologist at the University of California, Irvine, was the subject of a Read story
Hiring "Tips"
There's an entertaining thread on hiring practices posted on the Joel on Software blog today. The original post suggests that a "totally valid" way to ass... Read story
Wiki + spreadsheet = ?
Tired of e-mailing a spreadsheet back and forth between folks in your office? One of Inc.'s very favorite entrepreneurs, Read story
How to Think About Innovation
One of the most interesting books I've read recently was MIT professor Eric von Hippel's Demoocratizing Innovation. In the book, Von Hippel describes how ... Read story
Coming soon: mobile Skype phones
Two tech blogs--- Slashdot and Read story
Vonage files for an IPO
VoIP provider Vonage has filed the initial paperwork to raise $250 million through an initial public offering, accord... Read story
Gamers Take On Corporate Icons
A few years back, gamers complained about craven product placement in new titles. Now, as an article posted on Read story
One-time Entrepreneur Succeeds DeLay
House Republicans elected John Boehner of Ohio to serve as the majority leader today. He narrowly defe... Read story
Even Billionaires are Pestered By Their Accountants
If you hit it big--really big--how would you spend your money? We've known for years that the answer for Oracle's Larry Ellison is "Lavishly." But new cou... Read story
Q: Where are the Women? A: Nevada and L.A.
The number of women-owned businesses grew by 20% between 1997 and 2002 according to a Read story
Sarbox Rules for Congress?
Former SEC chief Arthur Levitt uses the op-ed page of today's Washington Post to recommend that Congress clean itself up by instituting lobbying reform th... Read story
Should Your Paycheck Be Public Knowledge?
The Wall Street Journal's opinion journal posted an interesting piece on CEO pay. Efforts to disclose pay figures in public will do nothing to improve CEO... Read story
The Death of a Great American Brand
There's an interesting story in today's Washington Post<... Read story
An Invitation for D.C. Area Business Owners
How can a company in an ordinary industry achieve something extraordinary? That's the question that is asked--and answered--in the new book Read story
A Living Wage "Model"?
How much does a person need to earn in order to make ends meet? That's the question at the heart of Jon Gertner's Read story
Building a Better Hotel Lobby
Marriott International is following the lead of Sheraton and totally revamping its hotel lobbies, according to Read story
Ten Lies Entrepreneurs Tell
Guy Kawasaki posts a great list of lies that entrepreneurs tell to investors on his b... Read story
Joint Ventures in Peril?
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could make it much less attractive for companies to work together as joint venture partne... Read story
Online Shoppers Allege Holiday Shopping Scam
The Seattle Times has a sobering story today about a seller operat... Read story
Starbucks and Smart Pricing
It's basically the business question of the decade: how did Starbucks convince us all to buy $4 lattes, when every deli in America sells coffee for less t... Read story
Governator Cast in Worker's Comp Sequel
California's much heralded reform of out-of-control worker's compensation insurance rates may be tinkered with. Today's Los Angeles Times Read story
Your Goal for 2006? Maybe It Should be Retention
An article in today's Chicago Tribune asse... Read story
