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Idealab Inc.


Recent Articles about 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 more

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 more

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 more

Bulletin Board

By 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 more

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 more

Percolating Profits

By Darren Dahl |  Feb 1, 2005

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

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 more

The Best of Inc.

By Inc. staff |  Mar 20, 2009

1. The Coolest Small Company in America (200...  Read more

Location, Location, Location

By Inc. staff |  Feb 1, 2005

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

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 more

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 more

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 more

Letters

By Inc. staff |  May 1, 1997

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

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 more

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 more

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 more

The Futurists

By Inc. staff |  Nov 1, 2006

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

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

You Are Your URL

By 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 more

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 more

Cut-Rate Collaboration

By Mary Kwak |  Jun 1, 2000

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

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more

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 more