Inc. Magazine: May 15, 1999
- A Birth Legend We Love
- Inc.'s executive editor tells both the official and unofficial story of why Bernie Goldhirsh decided to launch our small-business magazine 20 years ago.
- They Were the Best of Times, They Were...Oh, You Know
- Contributors to the 20th Anniversary issue proffer what they consider to be the finest--and darkest--hours of the past two decades.
- It Was 20 Years Ago Today
- A look at the cultural, economic, and political climate during 1979, the year that Inc. was founded, and the entrepreneurs and trends that shaped business over the past two decades.
- Legacies: Highlights of the Entrepreneurial Era
- Inc. editors reflect on the most significant changes in the business landscape over the last 20 years, from the spreadsheet to the virtual office.
- In Our Time
- A timeline listing some of the most significant events in business from 1979 to 1999.
- The End of the World as We Knew It
- The great achievement of the past two decades is that we've now learned everything necessary to create businesses that grow. But will we ever design businesses that grow us?
- The Entrepreneur in My Bed
- A veteran business writer confronts the metamorphic power of company building as his wife starts her own career- and leadership-development business.
- The True and Only Heaven
- Sometimes entrepreneurship can transform an entire geographic region. Here's how Seattle has changed since the rise of Microsoft, Starbucks, and other hot Pacific Northwest companies.
- The Culture Wars
- When it comes to corporate culture, Allan Kennedy wrote the book. An interview with the co-author of the widely misunderstood "Corporate Cultures: The Rites and Rituals of Corporate Life.
- When Everyone Was Excellent
- With "In Search of Excellence," co-authors Thomas J. Peters and Robert H. Waterman Jr. turned management advice into a fashion industry. Here are some overlooked aspects of the blockbuster book.
- Out of Thin Air
- Whatever companies entrepreneurs are building, they're also building a life. Jim Ansara, the CEO of Shawmut Design & Construction, describes his 20-year climb to success.
- Founder King
- Apple Computer made Steve Jobs famous, but it was how he started it that made him a legend.
- It's Jay Chiat's World. The Rest of Us Just Want to Live in It
- Here's how an adman created a whole new image of business with his 1983 commercial for Apple Computer.
- In Search of Equity
- Sharing equity with employees has been good medicine for any number of organizational ills. Now, about the side effects...
- Confessions of a Ghost
- A best-selling ghostwriter explains the making of business books, and what you don't want to know about it.
- The F Word
- Failure: for entrepreneurs, there's both a right way and a wrong way to go bankrupt. Here's an overview of the recent demise of catalogue retailer J. Peterman Co.
- Buzz Buzz Buzz
- A crossword puzzle that will challenge you to remember the business buzzwords we all long to forget.
