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Ad Agency Blues
The only stereotype that Wilson Harrell did not use was the description of the account man being from an Ivy League school, with good family connections a... Read more
Ivy League
Recent Articles about Ivy League
Do-It-Yourself Aid
Is college around the corner? Families too wealthy for need-based aid are turning to the tax code to help pay the bill. Ashley Young, 18, is begi... Read more
Recruiting;
If you're looking for bright, young managers, there's one source you probably haven't considered: the nation's elite business schools. It used to be that... Read more
Bell Ringer
Koch's piece was the best damned business article I have ever read. And coming from an inveterate Harvard person, it's even better. The people I have mos... Read more
Yale University:
MySpace Meets World of Warcraft
Justin Yan joined Yale's army the week he arrived in New Haven, Connecticut, as a freshman last fall. He proved himself first as a spy, infiltrating enemy... Read more
Yahoo Pulls the Plug on GeoCities; Android on the Rise
How to throw away $4 billion in 10 short years . When Yahoo purchased the pioneer... Read more
The Art of the Real
Donald Trump is looking for a protégé (and no, we don't mean another Marla Maples). NBC's new reality series. Read more
LinkedIn Goes Public
The LinkedIn IPO, Mark Pincus and Zynga, elevator pitch obsolescence, and more entrepreneur news. Read more
Reader Mail: July/August 2010
Inspired by Bob Moore and the marital issues of entrepreneurs Read more
Editor's Letter
This issue's letter from the editor. Read more
An Insider’s Guide to Venture Capital Financing
Jeffrey Bussgang, author of Mastering the VC Game and a principal at Flybridge Capital Partners, on how to get funded. Read more
Cash for Clunkers as Economic Stimulus; Startups Diversify
Cash for clunkers helps an unlikely industry . By all counts the "Cash for Clunkers" program has been a runaway success. The Wall Street Journal say... Read more
Pay Now, Learn Later
You can protect yourself against college tuition hikes. But the scheme backfires if your kid goes to the state university By now you probably kno... Read more
Part Guru, Part Glamour, and Fully Sustainable
At 26, model Summer Rayne Oakes is on a mission to transform the $300 billion fashion industry into a model of sustainability. Read more
The Entrepreneurial Personality
Personality tests show marked contrasts between the typical Inc. 500 CEO and the typical small business manager. Read more
The Next Silicon Valley? Part Two
People around the world want to be the next Silicon Valley but today's version may not be the kind of job-generating machine that people expect. This wa... Read more
Grist: Resisting the Power of Pedigree
In business, as in horseracing, good breeding can be overrated. Read more
Leadership: A Game of Character
Craig Robinson, the basketball coach at Oregon State and Michelle Obama’s brother, answers questions about coping with setbacks, what you have to do to get... Read more
The 'Teach for America' for Entrepreneurs?
Andrew Yang, through Venture for America, wants to send an army of new college grads out to start-ups in cities nationwide and help resuscitate their falteri... Read more
Upstarts: Online Learning
A lot of smart people are betting a lot of smart money on Internet learning ventures. Will these online education start-ups go to the head of the class? Plus... Read more
Legacy: Hyman Golden, 1923-2008
The Snapple story you don't know. Read more
The Perils of Hiring Stars
Beware the sparkling resume: New research shows that "superstar" employees often do real harm. Read more
When the Boss is an Adrenaline Junkie
Forget drinking scotch and smoking foreign cigars. These Inc. 5000 CEOs savor their success with speed and sweat. Read more
It's Lonely at the Top
Many CEOs suffer from feelings of isolation because they have no peers to tell their problems to and they're afraid to show signs of weakness. Here's how to ... Read more
Finding the Perfect Pitch
Watch three rookies gear up for the investor presentation of a lifetime. Read more
It's Time to Give Back
Serial entrepreneur Shai Reshef launches University of the People, a free online university for students who cannot afford tuition. Read more
An American Start-Up
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
Catching Up to the New Economy
For much of the past decade, Harvard University has seemed reluctant to acknowledge the new economy. But a few ambitious graduates are trying to change that. Read more
Does a CEO With a Prestigious Degree Help a Company's Bottom Line?
No, says a new study. (Nor does it save a CEO from being fired for poor performance.) Read more
Pass It On
A profile of the 1995 EOY's Supporter of Entrepreneurship Award and the runners-up. Read more
Bitter Harvest
They can breed a cow with half again as much beef as those raised by their grandfathers and grow 160 bushels of corn an acre instead of 80. Their revenues ar... Read more
Entrepreneur of the Year: Ping Fu
She came to this country by way of a Chinese prison, but that's the past, and the future holds a tantalizing promise of smarter, cheaper manufacturing and be... Read more
Smarter Hiring, the DDI Way
Some companies spend more time selecting the right copier than hiring the right employees. You can do better. Read more
Reversal of Fortune
When Web-based Sapient Health Network was on the brink of failure, CEO Jim Kean quickly reinvented the entire company. A look at how cyberspace has spawned a... Read more
In Search Of The Perfect Business
Successful franchise marketing leads a deli business to explosive growth. Read more
King Of Clubs
In an industry where the deck is stacked against success, Patrick Lyons keeps drawing a full house. Read more
The Great Persuader
Each February, Inphonic CEO David A. Steinberg holds a poker party for his top executives at Washington, D.C.'s Historic George Town Club. As a reward f... Read more
Fast-growth Candidate
Other Presidential hopefuls have tried to sell themselves to the entrepreneur. Jack Kemp is the first to market entrepreneurship to the rest of the country. Read more
Is Obama Catching Clinton in Indiana?
Yes, I know: this is not a horse race blog. Sometimes, though, I just can't help myself. As recently as late last week, the foregone conclusion w... Read more
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