Innovation


Recent Innovation Articles

5 Ways to Steel Your Nerves Before a Big Speech

Knowing your content cold helps. But if you still feel nervous, try one of these simple tactics.  Read more

When Lack of Nerve Is Your Biggest Obstacle

What happens when an entrepreneur does everything right... but can't seize the day.  Read more

4 Ways to Build an Irreplaceable Business

The more difficult your company is to replace, the longer you'll survive and the more money you'll make.  Read more

What Pro Wrestling Can Teach You About Business

Behind the spandex and the melodrama of those WWE matches, there's solid business advice. Seriously.  Read more

3 Things Cyber Monday Can Teach You About Marketing

It's the most hyped shopping event of the year after Black Friday. And marketers are pulling out all the stops. Here's what you can learn from them.  Read more

Need a Startup Idea? 6 Gadgets to Invent Now

Inc. tech reviewer John Brandon sees the good, the bad, and the ugly gadgets of the world. But here are six things he'd really like to see.  Read more

9 Things That Motivate Employees More Than Money

Don't show 'em the money (even if you have it). Here are nine better ways to boost morale.  Read more

Equity Clawbacks: How to Avoid a Zynga Situation

Here's how you can avoid Zynga's equity snafu if you're considering offering employees stock options.  Read more

The Hard Truth About How Success Really Works

Here's what's getting in your way when you attempt (and fail) to hit those "reach" goals.  Read more

3D Printing: Now Cheaper and Easier to Use Than Ever

Someday, 3D printers may become as common as inkjet printers. Until then, there are affordable and easy ways to try them out.  Read more

Learn Retail Success—the Apple Store Way

Per square foot, the Apple Store outsells most other retailers, but it didn't happen overnight. Here are three things the company got right that you can steal.  Read more

5 Unusual Ways to Become a Better Speaker

The art of captivating an audience can take years to develop. Since you don't have that long, here are some quick tips to improve overnight.  Read more

How a 14-Year-Old Kid Shot This Start-up into Stardom

One junior high schooler and his mobile game totally changed the fate of this app development platform.  Read more

The Race is On in Social Video Sharing

Klip, maker of one of iTunes' most popular video apps, raised $8 million last week to join a bevy of competitors. The game is on.  Read more

Does Your Business Need a Siri?

Robots and automation can drive down costs and increase efficiency. But they could make your business too high tech for its own good.  Read more

The Science of Building Trust

What makes your employees feel vulnerable and skeptical--and how to overcome it to build a higher-performing organization.  Read more

How to Stop Wasting Time at Conferences

If you aren't learning enough from the conferences you attend, you're probably making the same mistake everyone else does. Don't.  Read more

Why SOPA Would Hurt Start-ups, Not Pirates

It's not at all clear that the bill would even succeed in catching online piracy. But it could significantly harm innovation on the Web.  Read more

How to Perfect Product Positioning

Want to be known for the lowest prices? The highest quality? The best service? For more effective advertising, you're better off sticking to one message.  Read more

How Groundbreaking Thinkers Spread Their Ideas

Got great ideas? Channel your inner Steve Jobs and start spreading them around. Here's how.  Read more

More Reasons to Try Google+ 

Find out from the source; Inc.com's Eric Markowitz interviews Christian Oestlien, Google’s chief of social advertising products.  Watch video

9 Buzzwords Your Start-up Shouldn't Use

You might think a little B-school blather will impress investors and customers. Don't kid yourself.  Read more

How to Launch a New Product: Lessons From Google+

Google+ has everything you'd expect from a fully featured social network -- except the right kind of users. And that's a big problem.  Read more

Overworked? 4 Signs You Need to Recharge

Take a cue from endurance athletes: Here are four ways to tell you're about to hit a performance wall.  Read more

5 Ways to Be Known as a Groundbreaking Thinker

Everyone has ideas; it's how you execute them that will get you noticed. Adopting these five principles will help.  Read more

The Easiest—and Hardest—Way to Be More Creative

It's no coincidence that a big, new idea never comes when you need it most. Here's how to get the juices flowing again.  Read more

6 Great Tools to Stay in Touch With Customers

The key to more business is better relationships. Here are some easy ways to stay connected with your customers.  Read more

Get Ready for Holiday Shopping Season 

Forecasts predict modest growth this Christmas. Retail strategist Alison Levy recommends how independent retailers can stand out.  Watch video

Built to Survive: The Darwin Approach to Business

According to evolutional theory, only the fittest survive. Here's how it works in the business world.  Read more

Innovation: A Blood Test on a Chip

Claros Diagnostics has created the mChip, which can produce accurate test results from a single drop of blood in 10 minutes.  Read more

Be Two Steps Ahead in Innovation

I am always looking for new ways to be innovative.  I love that through Inc , I get the chance to speak with so many experts on innovation, s...  Read more

Tiptoeing Past the Google Graveyard

These are the spirits of innovation past: 11 products and services that Google axed.  Read more

Why the Federal Government is a Profitable Place for You to Seek New Business

Have you considered going after a government contract ?  Y...  Read more

Bloomberg: We Want Your Start-up's Taxes

New York City's mayor laughed it up at TechStars Demo Day, claiming the Bloomberg TV show resembles the Jersey Shore and that start-ups should grow ...  Read more

How Miniskirts Changed the Food World Forever

Thanks to the innovative cuisine of Ferran Adria, few people can remember a time before molecular gastronomy. But what does that have to do with short hemlines?  Read more