Idealab Inc.


Together in Technology

Jan 1, 1998

Technology purchases can price a small start-up right out of business, but without those high-tech tools, most start-ups can't expect to compete in the gl...  Read story

The Start-up Factory

By Jerry Useem |  Feb 1, 1997

The story of how Bill Gross has channeled his creative zeal into a business that generates start-ups and why.  Read story

Bright Lights, Big Opportunity

By Emily Barker |  Sep 15, 1999

Last summer, when Idealab founder Bill Gross got together with his former high school classmate Chris King, a lightbulb switched on. The utility industry ...  Read story

Bulletin Board

By Various Inc Staff |  Sep 15, 1999

A collection of short articles about technology. Topics include the first Internet electric company; E-mail filtering; European E-commerce law; and office su...  Read story

I Might Just Take You Up On That

By Andrew Raskin |  Apr 1, 2001

Andrew Raskin, Inc. 's intrepid young entrepreneur, explores some interesting offers from that have come his way.  Read story

Percolating Profits

By Darren Dahl |  Feb 1, 2005

A new generation of "virtual" business incubators is jump-starting start-ups nationwide.  Read story

You Are Your URL

By Mike Hofman |  Nov 1, 1999

The founders of Salon.com, Mediabistro, and HotJobs.com talk about their struggles to register those domain names.  Read story

Making Connections

By George Gendron |  Jul 1, 2000

Inc. magazine's editor-in-chief discusses how growth businesses are transforming the urban landscape; the hubris of the new Internet incubators; and...  Read story

Location, Location, Location

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2005

Understanding market research. Plus: Boards for beginners.  Read story

The Best of Inc.

By Inc Staff |  Mar 20, 2009

1. The Coolest Small Company in America Read story

Letters

By Various Inc Staff |  May 1, 1997

Readers respond to topics and articles from past issues of Inc. magazine.  Read story

Up from Failure

By George Gendron |  Sep 1, 1997

Inc.'s editor-in-chief offers an overview of the Sept. 1997 edition of the magazine and some of its topics and articles.  Read story

Conquering the Digital Haystack

By Bob Buderi |  Jan 1, 2005

New start-ups are changing the way people search the Web -- and the way advertisers reach them.  Read story

Inside an Internet Incubator

By Thea Singer |  Jul 1, 2000

Incubators can be lifesavers for fledgling dot-coms, but Veritas Medicine may be regretting its decision to join one.  Read story

The Futurists

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 2006

From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy.  Read story

Can E-tailers Find Fulfillment With Drop Shipping?

Jul 18, 2002

Drop shipping could help E-tailers completely avoid the enormous costs and risks involved in inventory, warehousing, and fulfillment. But is it the right sol...  Read story

The Idea Factories

By Rifka Rosenwein |  Nov 1, 2000

Nonprofit incubators have been quietly nurturing fledgling companies since 1959. And they don't demand a huge ownership stake in your company.  Read story

Upstarts: Internet Convenience Services

By Emily Barker |  Sep 1, 2000

The massive consumer rush to buy stuff online has created some real-world logistical problems -- problems that some start-ups hope to solve.  Read story

Seven Steps to Heaven

By PAUL B. BROWN |  Oct 1, 2001

Funding for entrepreneurial businesses has completely dried up, right? Wrong. Angel investors -- long a tried-and-true source of capital for young businesses...  Read story

You Are Your URL

By Various Inc Staff |  Jan 1, 2000

To do business on the Web, you'll want to choose a great domain name. Unfortunately, that may not be as easy as you think. Many entrepreneurs have run int...  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

Cut-Rate Collaboration

By Mary Kwak |  Jun 15, 2000

Free intranet services provide a simple way for smaller companies to communicate with employees, customers, and suppliers.  Read story

Profiles of Angel Investors and Groups

By Jim Melloan |  Jun 15, 2005

As a complement to Inc. magazine's July 2005 feature "Angels With Angles,"* Inc.com shares sixteen more profiles of angel investors, groups and firms,...  Read story

The Evolution of the Professional Entrepreneur

By Inc Staff |  May 15, 1997

Characteristics of some company builders from days past and how they differ from those building businesses today.  Read story

An American Start-Up

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 1, 2001

In 1999, a pair of Wharton grads started a company to build and sell a specialized computer mouse. They chronicled their experiences -- the trials and triump...  Read story

The Netty Professor

By Joshua Hyatt |  Oct 1, 2000

Marketing professor Bruce Weinberg's study of the online retail experience became something much bigger: a personal obsession with shopping on the Web. Does ...  Read story

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