Michelle You, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith, Founders of Songkick 
By meticulously compiling upcoming concert listings, the founders of Songkick have amassed an audience of one million fans—and the backing of Y Combinator,... Watch video
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Michelle You, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith, Founders of Songkick
Maia Josebachvili and Bram Levy, Owners of Urban Escapes
A love of skydiving led Maia Josebachvili to launch Urban Escapes, a business that gives yuppies an adrenaline rush. Watch video
How to Survive a Las Vegas Trade Show
Getting the most out of Sin City without getting a headache. Read more
Facebook: The Movie
Looks painfully cheesy to me. But also kind of fun. Enjoy. Read more
Calling the Carried Interest Bluff
The National Venture Capital Association just released a Read more
A World Without Start-Ups
Today, the New York Times ran a Read more
How to Choose an Investor
Sachin Agarwal, CEO of Posterous, ponders the softer side of the investment equation and proposes the Read more
Restarting American Manufacturing
I've been taking flack in the comments for saying that Andy Grove's indictment of st... Read more
Do Start-Ups Create Jobs?
Inc. has a cover story this month that offers a plan to revitalize the American economy<... Read more
Innovation: Building a Better Bottle
Using carbon dioxide to make affordable, eco-friendly plastic Read more
College Student to Hasbro: Thanks but No Thanks
Why he turned down the toymaker's offer of $500,000 Read more
Why It's Time to Revamp the SBIR
A federal program meant to foster innovation seems to benefit only a select-few companies that are very good at winning grants. Read more
Why We Need More Funding for Big Science
Research and development done under the auspices of agencies such as the NIH, NASA, and DARPA has seeded America's entrepreneurial economy for decades. It wo... Read more
How Incubators Speed the Start-up Process
Initiatives such as Y Combinator in San Francisco and TechStars in Boulder, Colorado, provide more than just funding. Read more
How Business-Plan Competitions Reward Innovation
Business-plan competitions have fostered a "contest economy" that promotes start-up activity and much-needed innovation. Read more
Government Data for Entrepreneurs
The so-called Government 2.0 movement seeks to unleash a wave of entrepreneurship by making government data more widely available for commercial use. Read more
Woot Acquired by Amazon.com
Best. Announcement. Ever : Several months ago, when we were... Read more
Send in the Regulators?
Well this is lame: Hun... Read more
Tech Techniques in Archaeology and Science
Technology is used in so many different industries today. We have made inconceivable progress in areas like medicine and archaeology thanks to new tools... Read more
Foursquare Checks in for $20 Million
Foursquare, like Twitter before it, is increasingly looking like one of those dumb little ideas that might just be brilliant. The New York City start-up, ... Read more
Tesla Fills the Coffers
That controversial IPO this morning? Yeah, it went really well. Tesla Motors, the firs... Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: StemCyte
How recent legislation and education helped this cord blood banking company double its business in just three years. Read more
Supreme Court Ruling Could Boost Software Sector
The high court says the test for business method patents is too rigid. The software industry, among others, is poised to benefit. Read more
Tesla Motors Goes Public
In about an hour, Elon Musk will ring the NASDAQ bell in Times Square to celebrate a historic IPO. His company, Read more
How to Plan a Product-Launch Event
Your product isn't the next iPhone. So what? Throwing a stand-out event can generate tons of buzz anyway. Read more
Start-Up Looks to Match Mac Lovers
Do Apple fans inherently have more in common than just a love of Macs and iPads? Dating website Cupidtino is betting they do. Read more
Bill Gates-Backed Nuclear Start-up Raises $35 Million
TerraPower's plans to generate electricity using a nuclear power plant's own waste helps it buck industry investing trend toward quick turnaround deals. Read more
How Small Businesses Are Helping With the Oil Spill
Bloggers, inventors and entrepreneurs are pitching in to help the Gulf Coast recover from the worst spill in U.S. history. Read more
10 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Marketing
When money's tight, your brand's image doesn't have to suffer. Read more
Trivial Pursuit Co-Inventor Chris Haney Dies
The high school drop-out exhausted his savings and suffered panic attacks en route to creating what Time magazine dubbed "the biggest phenomenon in game hist... Read more
Innovation: Taking Aim at Gas Guzzlers
A super-efficient fuel injector designed to integrate easily into conventional cars Read more
A Way to Revive Waterlogged Gadgets
The story behind the invention of the Bheestie bag starts, predictably enough, at the bottom of a pond. Read more
How to Build Business Alliances
The basic logic of a strategic alliance is often clear, but managing it can be tough. Here's how to forge partnerships that last. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Time Timer
How a stay-at-home mom invented a top-selling teaching tool. Read more
Video Game for Kids with Diabetes
Children with diabetes have a hard time, as do their parents who have to try and coax them to allow their blood sugar levels to be tested with needles d... Read more
