How to Become Digitally Literate Today
Entrepreneurs are divided into digital natives and digital immigrants. If you don't go native in a hurry, you will be left behind. Read more
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How We Launched a Major Music Festival
Within 24 hours of Fireflyfestival.com launching, we had well over $1 million in ticket sales. Here's exactly how we broke into the music festival business. Read more
Make Good Decisions: 4 Tips
Wise decision making is not a constant, research shows. But you can set yourself up for success in these straightforward ways. Read more
Why I Have Sex With My Co-founder
Your relationship with your founding partner is as intense and consuming as a marriage. My advice: choose your partner as carefully as you chose your spouse. Read more
Steve Forbes on Economic Cycles & Job Creation 
The Forbes Media chairman explains how entrepreneurs are impacted by and can respond to market disruption and financial crisis. Watch video
Get the Most Out of Sales: 3 Smart Ways
Sales is not about you or your pitch. It's about listening and responding to what your customer is asking for. Here's how. Read more
How to Build the Next Instagram
To make sure your mobile app is a hit, you must focus on these three aspects of user experience. Read more
You're Not Ready for a Sales Hire: 4 Reasons
Hiring a salesperson too early is a good way to distract your team and waste money. But there are three signs when it is time. Read more
3 Ways to Grow Your Business on a Budget
You don't have to spend a lot to spread the word about your company. You just have to get creative. Read more
How Travis Kalanick Decided to Take On the Taxi Industry
Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber, talks about the day he knew his luxury cab service was a disruptive technology company that needed a fearless leader. Watch video
7 Deadly Sins of Start-ups
Don't fall prey to one of these common entrepreneur mistakes. You'll be much more likely to avert a swift start-up death. Read more
Your Product Is a Distraction
Be selective about when you show your product to customers, partners, team members, investors, and the like. This way, you'll maintain control of the convers... Read more
Howard Schultz: What It Takes to Win
In 2008 Howard Schultz returned to Starbucks and steered it through the financial crisis. Last year, Schultz sat down with Inc.'s Lewis Schiff. Watch video
Break Through to $1M in Federal Contracts
Studies show that teaming up with a prime contractor may be the fastest way to breach the seven-figure mark. Here's what you need to know. Read more
Set Achievable Goals; You'll Win
Here's why, if you want to get to $500 million, you should set your goal at $450 million. Read more
How to Integrate a Company You Acquire: 6 Steps
Merging a business into your own is like rebuilding a plane while in flight. Here’s how to keep flying. Read more
Turn a Hunch Into a Strategy
A low-cost, low-effort way to test your instincts--and prove a meaningful insight--before it's too late. Read more
Problem-Solving: What Your Style Says About You
Which problem-solving technique do you use? Here's four examples--as well as what each conveys about you and your company (for better or worse). Read more
Don't Let Expenses Snowball
A sticker price is one thing. Be sure you factor in all costs of your expenses. Here's what I mean. Read more
Why Girl Scouts Become Entrepreneurs
Some 80 percent of women entrepreneurs were girl scouts once. Maybe that's not just a coincidence. Read more
How Diapers.com Gets Customers Coming Back
Marc Lore and Vinit Bharara lure moms to their websites to buy diapers, soaps, and other essentials. Quick delivery, simple experience, and good customer ser... Watch video
Why Mindshare Matters More Than Market Share
The best gauge of a company's longterm health? Mindshare. Here's what I mean, and three ways I earn it. Read more
3 Biggest Entrepreneur Opportunities Over the Next 3 Years
The cost of starting a business today is lower than ever. If you have an idea, pursue it. Or give one of these three arenas a hard look. I would (if I weren'... Read more
5 More Habits of Customer-Obsessed Companies
Firms like Intuit, eBay, and PayPal are intensely focused on improving online user experience. Here's five more ways you can be, too. Read more
5 Habits of Customer-Obsessed Companies
There's a reason ESPN, Google, and Zynga lead their industries. They're relentless about understanding their users. Here's how you can be too. Read more
Economic Groundhog Day for Small Business
An economic indicator that tracks tens of thousands of small businesses looks a lot like it did last month. Want more clarity? Maybe in 60 days. Read more
What An Employee's Funeral Has To Do With Company Culture
The community you build at work is just as important as anything else you do. A case in point. Read more
Choosing A Market? Follow 2 Rules
How this serial entrepreneur knew June 2007 was the right time to start a company that would build social media apps for Facebook. Read more
Start-up Budget: Don't Miss These 5 Expenses
Calculating your annual cost structure? Be sure you count these. Read more
New Concept? Ask These 3 Questions First
To rigorously evaluate a new idea, business plan, sales pitch, or product feature, be sure you ask these three simple questions. They will save you. Read more
Want to Delight Your Customers? Map How They Feel
Make sure every interaction you have with your customers inspires a positive emotion. Read more
Weighing a Big Decision? Take Your Time
To understand all the consequences of an important choice takes time and attention--even if they're hard to come by. Read more
4 Reasons to Fire a Client
Sometimes walking away is worth millions of dollars in lost revenue. Read more
Know Thy Enemy, Befriend Rivals
Scrutinize your competitors, and become friends with them, too. You just might partner to pitch a client, buy one out (or vice versa), or grow the industry t... Read more
How Heroes Inspire You To Be Your Best
When you study the lives of great leaders--their actions, thoughts, choices, struggles, failures, and triumphs--it unconsciously motivates you to be your bes... Read more
