Hasbro Inc.


Creation Theory

By Samuel Fromartz |  Mar 1, 2000

Why is Haystack Toys cofounder Dan Lauer traveling the country and meeting with inventors? To test his theory that consolidation in the toy industry has sque...  Read story

Death to Cool

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jul 1, 2003

For years, iRobot designed stuff cool enough for the Sci-Fi Channel, but its new product sells on the Home Shopping Network. Here's how a boutique high-tech ...  Read story

Case Study

By Lora Kolodny |  Dec 1, 2004

The Problem: Intellinitiative's board games were flying off the shelves. Then, a giant brand muscled them out of the store.  Read story

Intelligent Money

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Jun 1, 1990

A strategy for getting not just money but helpful advice from private investors.  Read story

Stay Safe, Stay In Touch

By Inc Staff |  May 1, 2007

A toymaker ponders product liability. Plus, how to bolster customer interaction online.  Read story

State of the Art: PC Toys and Games

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Dec 1, 1994

Three companies that market politically correct toys are profiled.  Read story

Can I Help With That?

May 1, 2004

When it makes sense to partner with a rival. Plus: There's gotta be a better way than selling door-to-door.  Read story

Qa: Insider Trading

By John Case |  Aug 1, 1984

Mention insider trading" to a friend at a cocktail party, and he or she is likely to look around to be sure no one is listening in. The phrase conjures u...  Read story

The Little Game That Could

By Lora Kolodny |  Dec 1, 2005

An update on the rising fortunes of one former Case Study subject.  Read story

Hot, Hotter, Hottest

By Joseph P. Kahn |  Aug 1, 1987

It would be too bad if Donald Kingsborough isn't a leading candidate for "hottest entrepreneur in America," because we're pretty sure he could handle the ...  Read story

ICANN vs. ICANNWatch: An Interview with Opponents in the Domain Space Playoffs

By Crystal Dreisbach |  May 19, 2000

When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) was created in November 1998, the fledgling organ...  Read story

Touchy Subject

By Amy Yee |  Oct 15, 1999

Computers allow us to see and hear what's on our monitors. Why not touch it, too? Here's how Thomas Massie, founder of SensAble Technologies, turned his odd ...  Read story

Licensing Wizardry

By Various Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 2001

How to pull off lucrative licensing deals.  Read story

How to Launch an Inc. 500 Company

By John Case |  Oct 1, 1992

Various strategic ideas used to launch successful Inc. 500 companies.  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

Hot Zones

By Emily Barker |  Dec 1, 1999

A look at the best cities in America for starting and growing a business. Plus: CEOs discuss their reasons for locating their business where they did.  Read story

Legacy Gary Gygax, 1938-2008

By Leigh Buchanan |  Jun 1, 2008

The wizard behind Dungeons & Dragons  Read story

In the Eye of the Beholder

By John Grossman |  Oct 1, 1994

An up-close look at the 1990s fad, 3-D images, and how one entrepreneur stumbled into it and hit pay dirt.  Read story

If You Had It to Do All Over Again, What Would You Do Differently?

By Ilan Mochari |  Mar 1, 2001

Inc. asks experienced entrepreneurs to share what they've learned from some of their biggest mistakes.  Read story

Case Study

By Nadine Heintz |  Mar 1, 2005

The Problem: Addie Swartz wants to give girls an alternative to Britney. But how do you sell wholesomeness to tweens?  Read story

Child's Play

By Ellyn E. Spragins |  Feb 1, 1991

Start-up attempts to sell a positive-message-stuffed doll to kids.  Read story

Sales: What Works Now

By Susan Greco |  Feb 1, 2002

Perplexing as the current sales environment may seem, there are strategies for coping with it. Inc surveys the changing entrepreneurial landscape to...  Read story

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