INC. MAGAZINEJanuary, 01 2008
Archives
Cover Story
The Secret Life of a Serial CEO
Bob Cramer has piloted six companies to big paydays. Now he has found a start-up that offers something else--excitement, poetry, a legacy. If only he can get the investors, founders, and advisers to see things the same way.
Features
Breaking Through
How companies just like yours mushroomed into powerhouses in their industries. A conversation with Keith R. McFarland.
Bill Zanker Never Wants to Come Down
He's got Tony Robbins! He's got Donald Trump! And, man, has he got a positive outlook! Meet the founder of the Learning Annex, who might be having more fun than anyone else in business today.
How I Did It: Jack Ma, Alibaba.com
The unlikely rise of China's hottest internet tycoon.
Advice & Strategies
Managing
The Couch in the Corner Office
Surveying the landscape of the CEO psyche.
Travel in Style, or Not
Finding a company travel service for every budget.
First, the Merger
Then, the culture clash. how to fix the little things that can tear a company apart.
Finance
Susan Leger Ferraro Built a $7.2 Million Day Care Business
Now she wants to expand--and cash out.
How to Sell an Invoice On the Receivables Exchange
There's a new way to sell receivables: on an exchange.
Sales + Marketing
New Year's Resolutions
How three companies came up with their 2008 growth strategies.
Technology
I Hear You're Interested In A...
A growing industry uses the web to help you find prospects who
are open to your pitch.
Bar Hopping
Your numbers at a glance.
Case Study
A Software Company's Whimsical Widgets Were an Instant Hit. But Its Core Product was Getting Overshadowed.
To embrace or flee Facebook?
Ask Inc.
E-mail and Marketing
Tackling that overflowing inbox; marketing on the cheap.
Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes: Companies at the Heart of Everyday Life
Wendy's Drive-Through, Oxon Hill, Maryland, 11.11.07, 5:14 p.m.
Priority
Political Animals
Whether they raise cash in battleground states or bring a manager's touch to a campaign, these company builders have breached the inner circle of U.S. politics.
Nurses at Your Beck and Call
Business for sale: A New Jersey nurse staffing company for $4.25 million.
Columns
Norm Brodsky
Street Smarts
Follow the Numbers
It's the best way to spot problems before they become life-threatening.
Joel Spolsky
How Hard Could It Be?
The Four Pillars of Organic Growth
Revenue, head count, PR, and quality--if one gets ahead of the others, you're screwed.
Leigh Buchanan
The Office
The Bad and the Ugly
Seven signs that your employees detest you. (By you, of course, we mean some other boss.)
The Inc. Life
My Place: Thomas Ennis's Glass Beach House
The owner of this glass beach house holds 29 patents. He's putting some of them to work around the house.
Drives: The Fast and the Frivolous
Driving Bugatti's Veyron--top speed 253 miles per hour--is like getting shot out of a cannon.
