Hal Plotkin


Speed Bumps

By Hal Plotkin |  Jun 15, 1996

The promise and problems of ISDN, the next generation of data transmission technology.  Read story

Inc. 500 Contributors

By Inc Staff |  Oct 15, 1998

A list of the authors of articles featured in the 1998 Inc. 500 issue.  Read story

Do Not Pass Go

By Hal Plotkin |  Nov 1, 1988

Dual deck VCR manufacturer sues Japan Inc. for blocking access to parts.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1997

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the October issue of Inc.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1997

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the December issue.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Apr 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the April issue.  Read story

Chinese Checkers

By Hal Plotkin |  Feb 1, 1989

An entrepreneur dramatizes his business in novels and uses the royalties as capital for his next start-up.  Read story

Growing Business by Going Global

By Inc Staff |  Sep 1, 1993

Market intelligence on People's Republic of China; gadgets that make int'l telecommunications easier.  Read story

How Now, Ed Zschau?

By Hal Plotkin |  Dec 1, 1988

One CEO's desire to build a company and then run for Senate.  Read story

The End of the Line

By Hal Plotkin |  Feb 1, 1989

One company, plagued by competition of ex-employees, built a technical-information library and lost that, too.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Jun 1, 2000

A guide to more information on subjects covered in the June 1997 issue, including business coaches and IPOs.  Read story

Letters

By Inc Staff |  Dec 1, 1997

Readers react to articles from the September issue of Inc., including Jerry Useem's "The Richest Man You've Never Heard Of" and "Treating Temporary Work as a...  Read story

Dining a la Data

By Hal Plotkin |  Dec 15, 1995

The owner of a chain of Chinese restaurants explains how and why he turned to technology to automate his eateries.  Read story

International Partners

By Hal Plotkin |  May 1, 1989

California company produces goods in Taiwan because of the excellent service.  Read story

What They Do (and Don't) Teach You in Business School

By Hal Plotkin |  Dec 1, 1997

An M.B.A. will help you run an established business, but it can't provide the real-world experience needed to run a start-up. A look at when an M.B.A. comes ...  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1996

A guide to more information discussed in articles appearing in the November issue of Inc. magazine.  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

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Jul 1, 1997

A comprehensive guide, including phone numbers, to resources for various articles featured in the July issue of Inc.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1997

A comprehensive guide to subjects covered in the August issue, including start-up information.  Read story

Spin Doctors

By Hal Plotkin |  Jun 15, 1995

The early days of audio CDs were pioneered in the U.S. by this company that is spread out across the country.  Read story

Resources

By Inc Staff |  Oct 1, 1996

A guide to finding more information on various topics featured in the Oct. 1996 issue of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Funeral Chain Exploits Demise of Tradition

By Marc Ballon |  Apr 1, 1998

Newcomer Family Mortuary ignored industry taboos by advertising discount funerals on television. Will competition usurp tradition in this high-growth industry?  Read story

The CEO Who Came in from the Cold

By Hal Plotkin |  Mar 1, 1994

Story of an entrepreneur who ran a legitimate shipping company that reserved one branch office for CIA business.  Read story

Student Uprising

By Hal Plotkin |  Aug 1, 1996

A look at why, faced with poor job prospects, university students today are starting companies in record numbers.  Read story

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