The Leadership Makeover
Growth at First Global Xpress had stalled. And that made CEO James Dowd wonder: Was it time to hand the reins to someone else? Read story
Nitasha Tiku
Business for Sale Update
A sale and a career change wait for better times Read story
The Perils of Cloud Computing; Take Your Gun to Work Day
Judge OKs bringing weapons to work. In Oklahoma, everyday is bring-your-gun-to-work-day now, as long as you leave it locked in your car. ... Read story
Reliving the Meltdown and 25 Tips on Tax Deductions
Inside the meltdown. Frontline ran a compelling piece on the first few mon... Read story
Oracle’s Shopping Spree; Cities that Foster Innovation
Is Selling to Larry Ellison the New IPO? The Wall Street Journal has a front page story on a rare "shopping spree," in which Larry Ellison's Oracle... Read story
The New Rules of T&E and States with Stimulus Bills
No such thing as a free lunch, especially these days. The New York Times discusses Read story
How to Monetize Your Twitter Feed; Recession Psychology
Someone monetized their Twitter feed. Finally. Brooklyn Museum launched a new members only program called Read story
Mario Batali on Customer Service; the Next Bubble to Pop
The "hug the customer" approach to fine dining in a recession. If you've ever tried to get reservations at a new Mario Batali restaurant&... Read story
Fred Wilson Gets Darwinian and How to Do More With Less
Six business principles to stick with in 2009. Inc. 500 CEO Michael Mothner, of Wpromote, outlines Read story
How to Find Investors on eBay; $20 Million for Twitter
Not just for Jesus-shaped potato chips . One struggling publisher found a buyer for his small gaming magazine, Hardcore Gamer, in an unlik... Read story
Getting Customers to Pay on Time and Geithner V. China
Charm customers into paying their bills. Struggling under the weight of past-due invoices? You aren't alone—with many companies hoa... Read story
How to Pick Good Resumes and the Wrong Way to Rebrand
How to look at resumes. Wading through an endless stack of resumes in this increasingly flooded job market? Glenn Kelman CEO of the onlin... Read story
How to Manage Your Time and Who’s Getting Taxed
New year, new time management woes. Wired tapped former ... Read story
How to Weed Out Bad Hires and Vetting Your Congressman
Screening out the bad seeds. Okay, pop quiz: "Any trouble you have is your own fault." Do you disagree, strongly disagree, agree, or stro... Read story
Business for Sale Update
An all-cash deal and a cross-country move Read story
Update
Virtual World, Real Complaints When Philip Rosedale appeared on the cover of Inc. in Read story
The Goods: Work + Play
Throw Out Your Phone Skype on steroids Chances are you have a cell phone, a work phone, a home phone, a couple ... Read story
Arianna Huffington and Om Malick Share Their Tips on How to Blog
Arianna and Om go a bloggin'. Farhad Manjoo at Slate talks to half a dozen of his favorite bloggers and borrows the best tips from HuffPo... Read story
The Best Tech Idea of 2008?
David Pogue doles out the fourth annual "Pogie Awards" for the best ideas in consumer electronics (no trophy, but Pogue's imprimatur is likely worth its w... Read story
22-Year-Old Tumblr Founder Raises $4.5 Million
Venture capital is supposed to have dried up. So how did microblogging platform Tumblr pick up $4.5 million in a Series B round late last week? Fred Wilso... Read story
News: Employee Alumni Networks and More
The place to find hidden talent. The newly laid off are flocking to corporate alumni networks, says Read story
Joel Was Wrong, Arrington Gets Uninvited, and This Wink Will Cost You
Dear Michael Arrington, Please don't come back. Sincerely, Europe . The TechCrunch founder lives the high life in Paris at the Read story
A Cheaper China
How a manufacturer saved money by moving inland. Read story
Missing Link
Getting programs to work together. Read story
Horse Race: Putting the App in Apple
Now that it's officially sanctioned, companies are rushing to develop games and widgets for the iPhone Read story
Update: Made in the U.S.A. -- Almost
Last May, we chronicled the ascent of Michael Kobold, founder and CEO of Kobold Watch ("Read story
The New New Orleans for $100,000?
What would you say to $100,000 in cash, plus another hundred grand in resources for your start-up—so long as your workforce was 23-35 year-olds? Oh,... Read story
Getting Into Position
No matter where your customers are, these services will help you use their locations to your advantage. Read story
We See You
Want a list of nearby stores? Read story
Money Matters
Getting paid on time in a tough economy Read story
The Ticker
Ross Perot and his charts are back. Sixteen years after his failed presidential bid, the founder of EDS has launched a w... Read story
Trading Up
How a shop in Little India became a sleek brand. Read story
xoxo, Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl, the CW's campy melodrama trailing the lives of Manhattan's privileged private school elite (think Sex and the City for the underage set), is ... Read story
Horse Race: Searching for the Next Digg
Start-ups jockey for position to be the authority of what's hot on the Web. Read story
The Get Ahead Guide: Seema Sudan Made Money on Her First Collection
But the rag trade is full of knockoff artists. How can she protect her brand? Read story
Kinko's Founder Paul Orfalea Fires Back
Paul Orfalea, who founded Kinko's in 1970, released a statement to the press on Friday about FedEx's decision earlier this month to drop Kinko's name from... Read story
Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide
Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,... Read story
Updates
Airborne Coughs It Up Read story
Pinkberry's Unnatural Flavor Leaves a Sour Taste
Pinkberry, the frozen yogurt chain known for its addictive sour flavor, long lines, and cultish band of devotees (Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, much of the... Read story
Thanks, But No Thanks
Why to avoid taking out a merchant cash advance. Read story
