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Forget About the Competition
The smart strategy is to just do your best, writes venture capitalist Fred Wilson.
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Top Business Plan Mistakes
For starters, don't pitch a company that relies solely on one product.
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The Problem with Web Analytics
Is a unique visitor really unique ? If other people browsing online are anything like Union Square Ventures' Read more
Sales Tips for Start-Ups
How to sharpen your sales pitch . Focus! That's the advice of Jason Cohen, who blogs at A ... Read more
Twitter Cracks Down
Twitter to prohibit paid tweets from third-party start-ups . Less than an hour after Bill Gross launched his Twitter-focused advertising start-up
So You Want to Be an Entrepreneur?
It helps to exude quiet confidence. Read more
Blogger Logic
Cash Is King, But the King Can't Sit Idle Read more
A VC Bailout, Microloans, and Great Presentations
Should venture capitalists get part of the stimulus package? That's the question posed by Read more
The End of Free; Fred Wilson Takes a Leap
Fred Wilson on Leaps of Faith . If you want to understand how your potential investors think, you should be reading Fred Wilson's blog. If you want ... Read more
Fred Wilson: Entrepreneurs Are The New City Planners
Web Entrepreneurs redefine city life. Fred Wilson looks at a handful of startups that are, in one way or another, influencing the way people live i... Read more
Twitter's Revenue Problem; The Right Way to Fail
The Return of Steve Jobs? Apple is widely Read more
Remembering a Fast-Food Icon; The Rise of NYC Start-ups
Fred Wilson on "slow capital" .The VC and blogger Fred Wilson tackles the slow movement today, and introduces a new term: Read more
Biz Tips from the Boston Celtics; When to Dump a Client
Filing for customer divorce. Some small business owners are finding it difficult (and expensive) to maintain relationships with delinquent or disco... Read more
Some Advice on When to Take Advice
When entrepreneurs should ignore advice. Entrepreneurs are inundated with advice from customers, partners, investors; everyone has an opinion on ho... Read more
When to Fire Your Co-Founder
The wrong way to calculate ROI. Union Square Ventures's Fred Wilson says he often notices a lack of sophistication in the numbers he gets from entr... 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
Amex Trouble, MySpace, and Flu Preparations
Amex cracks down on even the best of borrowers. Criticism is being hurled at American Express from all angles these days. In case you haven't notic... Read more
The Birth of Great Ideas
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
The App Market Grows
A big weekend for the iPad. Roughly 300,000 people bought iPads on Saturday, the day Apple put its new gadget on sale. That's more than the first g... Read more
The World Cup Bump
The big business behind the World Cup . Today marks the first day of the 2010 World Cup and soccer fans aren't the only ones who are excited. Here i... Read more
All Hail These Cabbies
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: M... Read more
Health Care Costs, the Business Canon, and eBay Exits
A new way to cut health care costs . The Wall Street Journal writes about a no... Read more
Eight Questions Before Starting Up
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Tou... Read more
The Most Successful App Ever?
Angry Birds lands $42 million in funding, AOL announces more layoffs, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Our Favorite iPhone Apps
We're going to start chronicling our favorite iPhone apps for business users on a weekly basis. Here's the first installment, by Kelly Faircloth.
The Spy Who Friended Me
Alleged Russian spy networked in entrepreneurial circles. That's right. Anna Chapman, one of 11 people accused of running a Russian espionage ring ... Read more
How One Company Got Very Hot, Very Briefly
Andrey Ternovskiy founded Chatroulette from his bedroom in Moscow. It became infamous; he became suspicious. Read more
An iPhone App Phenomenon
The $1,000 iPhone app. It helps law students study for the bar exam, it's selling well, and its profitable. TechCrunch 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
The Problem With Paid Search
Ad visionary ducks out . He built the hippest ad agency in the country, and now Alex Bogusky is resigning from MDC Partners. If advertising had cele... Read more
Playfish Sells Out and A Plan to Save Detroit
Playfish sells to EA for $275 million . So it turns out that there's a lot of money in virtual goods. Playfish, a London company that makes Facebook... Read more
Entrepreneurs: Risk-Takers or Predators?
Why founders matter . They make the kinds of decisions that professional managers--whose main concern is shareholder value--never could make, says F... Read more
VCs go to Washington and the Best Email Campaigns
Another VC appointed by Obama. After naming Karen Gordon Mills, Read more
A Dark Day, MySpace Dirt, and a Novel Business Model
75,000 in one day. Monday was a dark day for American workers. U.S. employers Read more
The E-mail Heard 'Round Silicon Valley
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
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
Abusive VCs and the Search for America's Next PedEgg
Open call at Telebrands for America's next PedEgg. If you've ever seen a commercial for Doggy Steps, EZ Combs, Windshield Wonder, or yes, that ines... Read more
Calculating Startup Costs; Obama's Small-Biz PItch
How to calculate startup costs. The Wall Street Journal takes a page (literal... Read more
How to Check References and a $62,000 Wireless Bill
Man downloads movie in Mexico, gets a bill for $62,000 "If you're going out of the country for more than 15 seconds," advises Read more
Yikes, There's a Yelp for People
The Case for the Virtual Office. If you've been following our blog ... Read more
Requests for Start-ups; Marketing for Free
Need an idea for a start-up? Talk to Read more
Finding Your VC Soul Mate
How to spot the right VC investor. According to Jack Dorsey, the creator of Twitter and now Read more
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