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Ness: An App That’s Smarter Than Google & Yelp?
Now it gives you personalized recommendations on where to eat. Eventually it aims to give you tailored suggestions for just about everything. Read more
Helping Customers Help Themselves
Your online customers need help, not template e-mails. This automated support tool learns your replies and gets smarter over time. Read more
The Pivot (or How to Learn Humility in 4 Steps)
Start-up founders don't just wake up one day and decide to launch something entirely different. It's a gradual--and more grueling--process. Read more
A Social Network With a Self-Help Bent
Gina Bianchini stepped down as CEO of Ning in 2010. Now, she's back with a new social network, Mightybell, aimed at helping users achieve goals. Read more
So You Want to Move to Silicon Valley…
A recent transplant from Minneapolis dishes on what you need to know if you want to live in the start-up capital of the world. Read more
The Goldman Sachs IPO Prospects List: Reality Check!
Some of the start-ups that made the list are no-brainers. Others might have you scratching your head. Read more
4 Ways Mobile Should Change Your SEO Strategy
Tiny keyboards, cramped screens, voice-activated search -- it's all going to change how people find your business online. Start preparing now. Read more
Confessions from a Silicon Prairie Start-up Founder
You're far from VCs and surrounded by people who don't like risks. Then again, the potential to be a big fish in a small pond is huge. Read more
A Different Kind of Valley for Tech Start-ups
For a number of tech start-ups, it’s the Gallatin Valley--not the Silicon Valley--that offers the best environment for growth. Read more
The Company That Outlawed Email
What if you came into work everyday with zero messages in your inbox? What if you didn't even have an inbox? Read more
Spotify Just Made the Wrong Announcement
With its new apps platform, the music start-up is trying to follow in Facebook's footsteps. But it would be much better off taking a cue from Zynga. 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
Why You Shouldn't Care About Facebook's IPO
Don't look to Facebook's financial future to learn much; it's the company's early history that start-up founders should study. 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
The Best Way to Get Funding: Don't Ask for It
An inside look at how YCharts scored $4.75 million in funding. 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
Should You Build a Membership Site?
Want to launch a membership website? These experts explain what it takes. 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
The Easiest Way to Launch an E-business
Here's the short answer: buy one! Read more
Behold the Future of TV
In 24 hours, 80 developers needed to create the most innovative video prototypes possible. Here's a look at the hackathon's clear winners. Read more
Apps From the Past: Lessons Learned
From start-ups to mega companies, every business has something to gain from mastering the app market. But not all apps are runaway successes. Here’s a look... View slideshow
How to Profit From a Passion for Sports
If you never want the game to stop, build a business based on your favorite game. Read more
Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: HopStop
How this door-to-door directions, mapping, and route-planning service uses customer feedback to drive innovation and success Read more
A Better Way to Meet Online
Tech Trends columnist John Brandon recently tried out iMeet, a new Web-conferencing service that all the tech blogs seem to be raving about. Here’s what he... Read more
Creating Apps to Fuel Growth
How mobile apps spurred the growth of GasBuddy.com into a successful web business Read more
Language Learning Goes Social
Boasting nine million members in nearly 200 countries, LiveMocha is capitalizing on an ever-expanding market. CEO Michael Schutzler talks to Inc.com about hi... Read more
Simple Ordering for Custom T-shirts
Berkeley sophomore Raymond Lei couldn’t find inexpensive custom-shirts, so he built an easy-to-use website and found great suppliers. Read more
An Online Community for Tweens
Juliette Brindak began sketching to entertain her sister as a tween. Now the Washington University senior is CEO of a website dedicated to entertaining and e... Read more
Finding Students the Cheapest Textbooks
After finding egregiously expensive prices for textbooks at his campus bookstore, Richard Mondello, a Tufts junior, teamed with Michael White and Michael Wal... Read more
Finding the Next Big Thing at SXSW
SXSW Interactive served as the launching point for Twitter and Foursquare. Here are three intriguing start-ups vying to make their mark in Austin this year. Read more
Daily Deals for Businesses
OfficeArrow sends out daily e-mails with discounts on business products and services. Read more
The Klout Score, a Way to Measure Online Influence
Klout has been in the public eye lately, especially after closing an Read more
Innovation to Help You Concentrate
How new technologies like Instapaper and Trippy help people concentrate and focus on meaningful tasks. Read more
How to Support Global Online Sales
Here's how companies such as MotoSport and Zazzle are tackling global e-commerce. Read more
