Bob Metcalfe


Who's in Charge Here?

By Tom Richman |  Jun 1, 1989

A portrait of the relationship between a founder and a professional manager.  Read story

Newsbreakers

By Elizabeth Conlin |  Sep 1, 1990

News blurbs about three businesses.  Read story

Why Every Company Needs a Story

By Edward O. Welles |  May 1, 1996

Every company needs a story to help management and employees remember what matters most for their business.  Read story

8 Tips for Managing Staff Through Hard Times

By Inc. Staff |  Feb 6, 2009

Tips on keeping employees motivated despite cutbacks.  Read story

Growing Steady

By Tom Richman |  Sep 1, 1984

Maybe it's how well you grow that matters, not how fast.  Read story

What's Next: The Next Next Big Thing

By Robert X. Cringely |  Mar 1, 2003

Were you thinking that the innovations of the Internet age are over?  Read story

The Ultimate Business Tune-up for Times Like These

By Adam Bluestein, Leigh Buchanan, Max Chafkin, Jason Del Rey, April Joyner, and Ryan McCarthy |  Jan 1, 2009

In a tough economy with credit extremely tight, big investments are not an option for most companies. Yet no business can afford to stand still. We asked our...  Read story

Forecast: A New Year's Guide for CEOs

By Various Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 1996

Various Inc. editors and other experts discuss a number of topics and how they relate to the 1996 economy.  Read story

It Was 20 Years Ago Today

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1999

A look at the cultural, economic, and political climate during 1979, the year that Inc. was founded, and the entrepreneurs and trends that shaped business ov...  Read story

The Mentors

By Edward O. Welles |  Jun 1, 2000

Kent Sutherland solicited Wal-Mart's Sam Walton as his business mentor 18 years ago and has prospered ever since. Here's where to find a mentor and the great...  Read story

Make Room for Data

By Cary Lu |  Mar 15, 1997

Inc. 's former technology editor examines some solutions to the problem the Internet faces from overloaded phone lines.  Read story

Golden Handcuffs

By Robert A. Mamis |  Aug 1, 1983

It certainly worked out for me," claims Edward Esber, a former marketing vice-president for VisiCorp in San Jose, Calif. Like many hired field workers in ...  Read story

And the Credit Goes to?

By Gerard J. Holzmann |  Sep 15, 2000

It's not the inventor toiling in his lab who becomes famous. It's the one who makes the biggest splash.  Read story

Portland Plays Perception Poker

By Leslie Brokaw |  May 15, 2000

Can a thriving little city in Maine bluff its way into the ranks of big-time Internet players?  Read story

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