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How I Did It: John Bogle of the Vanguard Group

"Saint Jack" picked a fight with an industry--and created a mutual fund powerhouse.  Read more

Why Success is Not Like Pornography

Can you specifically define success or are you just hoping you'll know it when you see it? Here are five questions that will help you identify the success yo...  Read more

Make Money & Make the World Better (& What It Has to Do With Your Brain)

When you do something altruistic, your brain releases a squirt of the neurotransmitter Dopamine, and you feel good.  Read more

Eric Ripert on How to Build a Classic Brand

Le Bernardin restaurant has received four stars 26 years in a row. The head chef explains what it takes for a brand to never go out of style.  Read more

Richard Branson's Advice to a (Very) Young Entrepreneur

The Virgin Group founder offers advice to a kid, and it's advice that could help entrepreneurs of all ages.  Read more

How to Build a Brilliant New Venture

Highly effective entrepreneurs like Zipcar founder Robin Chase tend to follow the same method. Here's a look at how it works.  Read more

True Leaders Peel Vegetables

If you want to get the best and most from people, you need to see them as equals and be as willing to serve them as they are to serve you.  Read more

4 Tips for Building a Mighty Brand

Kevin Plank, the founder of Under Armour, turned his renegade idea into a brand that's a household name. Here's how he did it.  Read more

3 Simple Ways to Make People Happy at Work

Learn these strategies to make your employees happy, and extravagantly execute them. You'll create a better business.  Read more

3 Who Turned Tragedy Into Success

Forget about lemonade: These successful entrepreneurs turned lemons into once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.  Read more

A Category With Economic Growth? Entrepreneurs

The United States unemployment rate may be stuck for another month at 8.2%, but historical stats from Ernst & Young point to economic strength among entrepre...  Read more

The Legacy of a $9-Billion Idea Man

Ever heard of George Rathmann? Well, he developed two start-up companies that still produce annual sales of some $9 billion.  Read more

30 Under 30 Alumni: Where Are They Now?

You've heard of many of these past honorees. See who's cashing out, pivoting, selling big, and gunning for growth.  Read more

Methodology & Meet the Judges

This year, Inc. enlisted an outside panel of 11 judges to help identify the 30 Under 30, the best and brightest entrepreneurs in 2012.  Read more

The 30 Coolest Entrepreneurs Under 30

Inc.'s most promising young entrepreneurs, class of 2012, includes the founders of Pinterest, Spotify, and 28 other awesome, visionary outfits. You gotta mee...  Read more

How I Fixed the Job Interview

Herb Greenberg, who lost his sight at age 10, developed a test to let employers see workers for who they really are.  Read more

Pandora's Sweet Sound of Success

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

Passing the Torch of Burning Man

At the end of every summer, Burning Man brings 50,000 celebrants to the desert. It has become an institution and a valuable business.  Read more

9 Beliefs of Remarkably Successful People

The most successful people in business approach their work differently than most. See how they think--and why it works.  Read more

How Alexis Ohanian Built a Front Page of the Internet

Reddit, created by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, was one of the first start-ups out of the Y Combinator program to be acquired, making Ohanian a 23-year-...  Read more

13 Ways of Looking at a Leader

Want to be a better leader? Or find management inspiration, at least? Here you can learn from a baker's dozen of the most prevalent types.  Read more

Jim Collins: Be Great Now

The leadership expert sits down with Inc. editor-at-large Bo Burlingham to talk about what makes great companies tick.  Read more

Lessons From the World's Most Ruthless Competitor

Copycatters used to knock off designer shoes. Now they knock off online shoe sellers, daily-deal sites, and any other Internet-based business you can name. I...  Read more

Legacy: Larry Stevenson, 1930-2012

Meet Larry Stevenson, the man who created the Makaha skateboard, patented the kicktail design, and then continued pumping out idea after idea.  Read more