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Curt Richardson escaped a moribund industry by taking control of his company's product line and tapping into mobile technology trends. Read more
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Billionaire Ted Leonsis shares lessons he learned in living a life and building a business with no regrets. Read more
General Stanley McChrystal: Plywood Leadership
How are flimsy pieces of wood like the employees in your organization? The man who led coalition forces in Afghanistan explains why "plywood is a state of mi... Read more
Are You Trapped in a Dilbert Cartoon?
Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains how bureaucracy can bog a fast-growing company down. Read more
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European Wax Center's David Coba (with his siblings) turned a disastrous sideline of his father’s salon business into a national franchise. Read more
Why It's Good to Fail Fast
Stella and Dot founder Jessica Herrin explains why her early failure was responsible for her future success. Read more
Keeping Your Ego in Check
John Vechey, co-founder of PopCap Games, talks about the importance of trusting employees that are smarter than you at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference. Read more
How I Beat the Distribution System
Honest Tea founder Seth Goldman faced major challenges getting his healthy tea on shelves. Here's how he got around the problem. Read more
Ric Elias: Why I Hired My Replacement
Elias, the co-founder and CEO of Red Ventures, explains how he grew his company by giving up control. Read more
Sell What Your Customers Want
Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman explains how he made the mistake of selling what he wanted to drink, instead of what his customers wanted. Read more
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Are Wimps Bad for Business?
Ric Elias discusses why fear is bad for business at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference. Read more
Barbara Corcoran's Sweet Smell of Revenge
The New York City real estate entrepreneur and author explains one of the more unusual motives behind her success. Read more
How Kevin Ryan, CEO of Gilt, Cashed in on the Tech Bubble
Not everyone lost out in the tech bubble. Here's how Kevin Ryan, a serial entrepreneur, actually cashed in on it. Read more
Real Estate Entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran: "Perception Creates Reality"
Barbara Corcoran explains how she used the press to go from the small-time realtor to the "broker to the stars." Read more
Fire the Wrong People Today
Kevin Ryan has hired--and fired--plenty of people in his day. Here, the Gilt CEO explains why not firing an employee can cause a bad situation to "fester." Read more
Woman Fired for Heart Condition
A small New Hampshire defense contractor has fired a woman because she had a heart condition, charges the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Read more
Small Businesses That Are Hiring
A recent poll suggests that despite economic uncertainty, America's fastest-growing small businesses are looking for talent. Their biggest hurdle: finding it. Read more
Inc. 5000 Small Business Confidence Survey, Fall 2011
Inc. 5000 CEOs weigh in on the economy, hiring, and sales. Read more
Inc. 5000 Update: Costume Craze
Kate Maloney of Costume Craze finds success selling Halloween costumes. Read more
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal on How to Lead Like a General
The retired four-star U.S. Army general overhauled communications for troops in Afghanistan. Today, he's a speaker and educator who thinks business leaders h... Read more
How Lack of Capital Can Drive Innovation
“You shouldn’t wait for change—you should pioneer it,” said Paul Block, CEO of Merisant, the company that makes the sugar substitu... Read more
charity:water CEO Lands Huge Commitment from Inc. 5000 CEOs
Scott Harrison's story inspires Inc. 500|5000 attendees to donate their birthdays to charity:water. Read more
Live from Inc. 5000 and Meeting Barbara Corcoran
My first Inc. 5000 conference experience began with a 2am arrival at Washington’s Union Station to a taxi line that snaked around the corner with no... Read more
Is War a Good Analogy for Business?
Michael Robbins, the editor of Military History , took the stage this afternoon at the Inc. 500|5000 Conference to discuss Sun Tzu's 2nd century c... Read more
Scott Harrison: Why Charity Shouldn't Be About Guilt
The founder of charity:water talks about the three reasons his charity is revolutionizing the way we give. Read more
Ric Elias: How Facing Death Changed My Life (And My Business)
"If I wasn't afraid of dying, why should I be afraid of failing?" asked Ric Elias, who survived a plane crash in 2009. Read more
5 Keys to Business Happiness
Ted Leonsis says business can add real value by ensuring customers and employees are happy. Read more
Conference Life: Cocktail Party Impacts Early Morning Yoga Attendance
As the last day of Inc. 500|5000 Conference begins, entrepreneurs skip yoga for some extra shut-eye. Read more
How I Help People Beat Cancer
TJ Farnsworth, founder and CEO of Sightline Health, is adamant about fostering a strong culture of customer service. But that dedication was put to the test ... Read more
Are You Living the American Nightmare?
Mental stability is underrated': Founder of Stella & Dot Jessica Herrin talks about finding balance in business. Read more
If You Don't Go All In on Social Media, You're Dead
"The way we do business is going to change so fundamentally in the next 10 years," says Vaynerchuk. Read more
Do Entrepreneurs Need to Be Crazy?
And if they are, can they ever make a successful CEO? Read more
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