Hidden Benefit of Process
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Why standardizing operations is crucial for scaling up--and cashing out. Read more
Life After the Inc. 500: Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen has loved every minute of taking his company public and then back to being private--while maintaining ... Read more
Inc.com columnist Phil Simon says Facebook could solve a few key problems with one simple solution: Charge users--they'll pay. Read more
Don't focus on an eventual sale. Instead, make sure you get these fundamentals right. Read more
Life After the Inc. 500: An untimely death and no succession plan left Michelle Taylor at the helm of her mother's company, Betah Associates, with no oars. Read more
Think it's not your job? Wrong. If your employees make a mess of their options, it hurts you more than you think. Read more
Investors blame the stock slides at Zynga, Facebook, & Groupon on employee lock-ups. But the root of the problem goes much deeper. Read more
Don't blame Facebook: Start-up IPOs have been on the decline for a while. Inc. dug into the numbers to find out why. Read more
After its stock takes a nosedive, former Zynga employees reveal disillusionment in the gaming giant's work force, while analysts paint a bleak picture. Read more
Apple could make a huge acquisition. But entrepreneurs have an exit opportunity there, too. Here are some start-ups that may be on Apple's radar. Read more
It takes courage to recognize when your company is ready for its next fearless leader. Read more
Two months after Facebook's IPO disaster, a handful of companies surface with plans to test the market waters. Read more
It took a while for Tim Westergren to get his Internet radio business out of "perpetual start-up mode." Now it's a public company with 560 employees. Read more
The JOBS Act was supposed to help companies under $1 billion in revenue go public and grow. But entrepreneurs say IPOs still don't make sense for them. Read more
A veteran of two acquisitions offers a reality check for fellow founders, reminding them they shouldn't be in the start-up game just for the payout. Read more
Contrary to popular opinion, the IPO was good for the company and investors. And it certainly shouldn't scare you from going public. Read more
Attention, Facebook millionaires: Money can buy happiness--if you know the right way to spend. (Hint: Skip the yacht.) Read more
Different employees react differently to change. However each feels about a new situation, you can help all of them adjust. Read more
The biggest tech public offering in history is big news to the start-up world. Here's why its a win for innovation, user-experience, and the little guys. Read more
Has Facebook reinvigorated the IPO market? Here are a few tech companies racing to go public--and what you should know about them. Read more
What would happen to your business if you were called away on an emergency? Here are three tips to ensure it doesn't miss a beat. Read more
Ring the bells: It's a landmark day for Wall Street and Silicon Valley as the world's biggest social network becomes a public company. Read more
Who knew what Facebook would become when Mark Zuckerberg launched it in 2004? Not these guys. Read more
As Facebook becomes a public company, it's making thousands of employees wealthy enough to bolt. The upside: They're ambitious, entrepreneurial, and ready to... Read more
After a string of unsuccessful investments, the rock star finally got it right with Facebook--to the tune of $1.5 billion. Read more
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