Bill Gross


Bright Lights, Big Opportunity

By Emily Barker |  Sep 15, 1999

Last summer, when Idealab founder Bill Gross got together with his former high school classmate Chris King, a lightbulb switched on. The utility industry ...  Read story

The Start-up Factory

By Jerry Useem |  Feb 1, 1997

The story of how Bill Gross has channeled his creative zeal into a business that generates start-ups and why.  Read story

Letters

By Various Inc Staff |  May 1, 1997

Readers respond to topics and articles from past issues of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Bulletin Board

By Various Inc Staff |  Sep 15, 1999

A collection of short articles about technology. Topics include the first Internet electric company; E-mail filtering; European E-commerce law; and office su...  Read story

Why Pay For Ads That Don't Work?

By Darren Dahl |  Mar 1, 2006

Imagine if advertisers had to pay only when a customer bought something. That day may be here.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 1997

A comprehensive resource guide to topics and issues featured in the February edition of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Together in Technology

Jan 1, 1998

Technology purchases can price a small start-up right out of business, but without those high-tech tools, most start-ups can't expect to compete in the gl...  Read story

The Best of Inc.

By Inc Staff |  Mar 20, 2009

1. The Coolest Small Company in America Read story

Internet Superstart Enlists Locals to Battle Giants

By Jerry Useem |  Oct 1, 1996

An overview of a Web business that is banking on networking with local businesses to overcome giant competition.  Read story

Upstarts: New-Biz Watch

By Joshua D. Macht |  Oct 1, 1998

A look at how Toby Lenk founded eToys.com, an online toy retailer that's taking lessons from Amazon.com. Plus, several shorter articles about the unlikely pr...  Read story

Location, Location, Location

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2005

Understanding market research. Plus: Boards for beginners.  Read story

Up from Failure

By George Gendron |  Sep 1, 1997

Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers an overview of the Sept. 1997 edition of the magazine and some of its topics and articles.  Read story

The Futurists

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 2006

From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy.  Read story

Upstarts: Internet Convenience Services

By Emily Barker |  Sep 1, 2000

The massive consumer rush to buy stuff online has created some real-world logistical problems -- problems that some start-ups hope to solve.  Read story

Cut-Rate Collaboration

By Mary Kwak |  Jun 15, 2000

Free intranet services provide a simple way for smaller companies to communicate with employees, customers, and suppliers.  Read story

Inside an Internet Incubator

By Thea Singer |  Jul 1, 2000

Incubators can be lifesavers for fledgling dot-coms, but Veritas Medicine may be regretting its decision to join one.  Read story

The Netty Professor

By Joshua Hyatt |  Oct 1, 2000

Marketing professor Bruce Weinberg's study of the online retail experience became something much bigger: a personal obsession with shopping on the Web. Does ...  Read story

The Evolution of the Professional Entrepreneur

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1997

Characteristics of some company builders from days past and how they differ from those building businesses today.  Read story

Creators of the New Economy

By Tom Richman |  May 15, 1997

A look at why, in the new economy, amateur entrepreneurship is over, and how the professionals are now in control.  Read story

Conquering the Digital Haystack

By Bob Buderi |  Jan 1, 2005

New start-ups are changing the way people search the Web -- and the way advertisers reach them.  Read story

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