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Rob Kalin Out as Etsy CEO
Etsy's CTO, Chad Dickerson, is taking the lead role at the online handmade and vintage marketplace from its 30-year-old founder.
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Why It's Trending: Etsy founder and CEO Rob Kalin is reportedly stepping down, as CTO Chad Dickerson announced today he will take his place.
Can Rob Kalin Scale Etsy?
An army of 400,000 crafters has made Etsy a hot start-up: profitable, well capitalized, growing. Now founder Rob Kalin is looking for ways to make them successful.
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Six Tips to Design a Cool Office
Six inventive architects share their secrets on how to create an innovative, efficient—and swanky—workplace.
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Inc.com's Best How-to Guides of 2010
Need to boost your sales prowess? Want to make money on the iPhone or be a hit on Etsy? Over the past year, Inc.com has become the source for how-to guides on every aspect of entrepreneurship. Here are the 20 guides Inc.com readers loved best.
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6 Tips on Preparing for Strong Holiday Sales on Etsy
The impending holiday rush can be both a blessing and a curse for Etsy store owners. Inc. asked some seasoned, high-volume sellers to share their preparation secrets.
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Reader Mail: June 2011
Readers respond to our cover story about Etsy founder Rob Kalin, a feature about spying on the competition, and Jason Fried's column about running a flat com... Read more
How to Make Money on Etsy
Etsy is the ideal marketplace for artists to sell their hand-made goods. Here are tips from many of the site's profitable sellers on how to boost your visibi... Read more
Etsy’s Angels Cash In
Arts and crafts is apparently very big business, as e-commerce craft site Etsy added not only another round of funding to its coffers, but an ex-Go... Read more
Start-Ups 2010: Building a Market for Art
How artist Ashley Goldberg turned her passion for drawing into a company. Read more
How to Manage Volunteer Software Developers
Companies like Etsy use developer tools such as APIs to entice developers to build mobile applications for free Read more
The Davos Gang Makes Us Look Smart
The World Economic Forum—the non-profit best known for it's annual star-studded gathering in Davos, Switzerland—just named the winners of it's... Read more
A Business Plan? So 2008
Don't bother with a business plan . That's the advice tech entrepreneur Read more
The Coolest Converted Office Spaces
From a derelict barn to an airy design studio; from a vintage city utility headquarters to a LEED-certified office gallery. Meet the masters of repurposing. View slideshow
How to Start a Jewelry Making Business
Be it quartz or slightly quirky, jewelry is a hot market. Here is how to find your niche and get started selling gems. Read more
Where are They Now?
What happened to the young entrepreneurs who have appeared on our annual 30 Under 30 List in the past? Book deals and big paydays are among the updates. Watch video
5 Rules of Success From Brooklyn's DIY Masters
Experts on makeshift innovation held court at the first DIY Business Association Conference in Brooklyn. They share their unconventional wisdom with Inc.com. Read more
Revisiting a Start-Up
Last year I wrote about visiting Startup Incubator Drea... Read more
Cool, Determined & Under 30
They are collaborative, creative, and -- above all -- confident. And all of them were born after October 31, 1978. Read more
How to Use Your Local Flea Market as a Business Incubator
Art shows, craft fairs and street markets are each ideal spots for a pop-up shop where you can test the waters for a product and learn a great deal from fell... Read more
The Homemade Gadget
A year ago, I wrote about a little New Zealand company called Read more
10 Tips for Bootstrapping Your Technology
When you're starting a business on your own dime, the rule for tech is keep it simple. Read more
A New Way to Advertise
iPhone apps that will help you get through conference season . For the small business owner or entrepreneur, springtime often equates to conference ... Read more
Editor's Letter: Take Two
When companies stumble, they bring back the founder. Read more
6 Top Performing Industries for 2011
Want to start a business in 2011? Market researcher IBISWorld has targeted six industries with high potential for growth in the year to come for small and me... View slideshow
Who's the Boss?
Entrepreneurs who launch companies don't always stay in charge. Etsy founder Rob Kalin was replaced in July, and nine other examples. View slideshow
Handmade and Vintage Good Sales Online
Get a PayPal account and set up your own virtual storefront. Read more
Is Your State Entrepreneur-Friendly?
How not to get your ideas stolen . Don't spell them out in PowerPoint slides. That's the Read more
10 Things to Do Online This Month
1. Start Your Business Plan Inc.com's Busines... Read more
Jessica Mah and Andy Su, Founders of inDinero
This year Jessica Mah , CEO of inDinero , a maker of online money-management tools for small busi... Read more
Dubai’s Meltdown; The Biz Behind This Year's Hottest Toy
Meltdown in Dubai? The boom that put indoor ski slopes in the desert and man-made islands in the Persian Gulf looks to be coming to an end. Over th... Read more
How Banks Make Business Loans
Banks look beyond credit scores. Before the recession, business credit scores were often the bigges... Read more
The Best Industries For Starting a Business Right Now
Ready to start something? We've analyzed data to pinpoint 2010's highest-growth industries ripe for start-ups. View slideshow
E-mail and Marketing
Tackling that overflowing inbox; marketing on the cheap. Read more
An Incubator Graduate - Postling
When I wrote 5 questions for a Start-up AcceleratorRead more
Mark Zuckerberg Gives Newark an Education
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 to Break Into the Fashion Industry
Emerging designers, beware: Even if you are able to create a beautiful product, the fashion world is fraught with tricky choices on incorporation, competitiv... Read more
The Best Industries for Starting a Business in 2010
This year's burgeoning industries include interactive technology (from mobile app design to tech-savvy translation), wellness (healthy beverages), and little... Read more
Twitter Shows Off Revenue Plans
Twitter unveils advertising platform. That long-awaited Twitter revenue model that we've been telling you about? It's finally here. Co-founder Biz ... Read more
Brooklyn's Best Entrepreneurs
It's an innovation hub with a hip, DIY aesthetic. New York's most populous borough is home to some of the country's most creative entrepreneurs. View slideshow
IPOs: The New Class
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
Alexa von Tobel, Founder of LearnVest
Backed by Goldman Sachs and some successful executives, LearnVest founder Alexa von Tobel seeks to give young women personal finance advice. Watch video
Don't Try to Sell Too Soon
How to build your business up before you sell. Read more
How to Handle Online Credit Card Processing
If you are ready to take your small business's website to the next level and create a retail component, it is vital that you find a reliable (and affordable)... Read more
Business 101 from Spongebob Squarepants
iPad apps hit the store . The release of the iPad is still one day away, but iPad app developers, anticipating huge demand, are already hawking th... Read more
14 Bootstrapping Tips
Even the most self-sufficient start-ups need a hand. Here are some pointers to make the most of free and cheap resources around you. Read more
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