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News Corp. Hacks Company, Then Buys It
Former Inc. 500 company alleges that News Corp. tried to destroy it after its refusal to sell itself to the media giant. Read more
Dyslexia Fosters Entrepreneurs?
More than a third of business owners may be dyslexic. But most reveal the reading disorder is a gift that aided their success. Read more
Report: Social Media Worth the Time
Small businesses and the self-employed are most likely to close new business deals and find partnerships thanks to their efforts on Facebook, Twitter, et al. Read more
BREAKING: Facebook Poaches Google's Creative Director
Ji Lee, one of Google's creative directors of Google Creative Lab, announced he will leave Google to become Facebook's new creative director. Read more
Could You Survive Without Mobile Apps?
A third of small businesses say they couldn't get by without mobile apps. (Eleven percent say they use them only because they're "cool.") Read more
Simplifying Cross-Platform Digital Book Publishing
University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Cash wanted digital computer science books. So he developed a user-friendly self-publishing system that distributes a... Read more
AOL Buys Huffington Post
Arianna Huffington's news site reportedly fetched $315 million. Read more
How to Know if Your Product Is Infomercial-Worthy
Sure, they can be cheesy. But they can also make you rich. Does your product have what it takes to make it in the world of direct-response TV? Read more
A WikiLeaks Wake-Up Call
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
How Michael Arrington Explained Selling TechCrunch
Telling employees why you sold your business is never easy. But TechCrunch's founder managed to do it with admirable authenticity. Read more
Zuckerberg on "The Social Network"
At Startup School , Jessica Livingston asked Mark Zuckerberg what the Social Network got wrong. It ... Read more
The Way I Work: Michael Arrington of TechCrunch
Michael Arrington loves breaking tech stories, but he’s not big on PR people, conversational niceties, or sunlight. Read more
Building a Fortune on a Grudge
David Fincher's sensational film looks at a company whose founders have already had the kind of falling out that used to take friends in business a couple of... Read more
The Key to the Facebook Movie
Paul Graham's classic essay on why nerds are not popular may help explain the improbable rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. Read more
Tim O'Reilly, Founder of O'Reilly Media 
Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly media and the cover story of Inc.'s May 2010 issue, answers viewer questions about business innovation. Watch video
The Oracle of Silicon Valley
Tim O'Reilly is Silicon Valley's leading intellectual and the founder of O'Reilly Media, a steadily growing $100 million company. His life is a vivid demonst... Read more
How to Make Money on Foursquare
This new social broadcast application can help your business promote deals, get the attention of savvy early adopters of technology, or simply to increase fo... Read more
The Great Leaders Series: David Sarnoff of NBC and RCA
Rather than fearing the disruption caused by new technology, David Sarnoff embraced it, building a broadcast empire first in radio and then in TV. Read more
The Way I Work: Kathy Ireland
Former supermodel Kathy Ireland founded a little company to make products for “busy moms” like herself. Now, with revenue of $1.4 billion, she’s busier... Read more
How I Did It: Stan Lee of Marvel Comics
The creator of Spider-Man, the Hulk, and the X-Men talks about how he has stayed creative for more than 60 years. Read more
How We Did It: Amy Robinson and Eric Steel, producers of Julie & Julia
Movie producers, like entrepreneurs, need a strong stomach for risk. It can take years of planning, pitching, negotiating, coaxing, hoping, and praying to... Read more
The Oprah Effect
After scoring a coveted spot on The Oprah Winfrey Show , these Inc. 500|5000 companies saw their sales skyrocket. Read more
Arianna Huffington and Om Malick Share Their Tips on How to Blog
Arianna and Om go a bloggin'. Farhad Manjoo at Slate talks to half a dozen of his favorite bloggers and borrows the best tips from HuffPo... Read more
The End of Valleywag
Several media outlets, including The Times , reported this morning... Read more
