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Live Chat with Jason Fried, Entrepreneur, on Innovation
Inc. columnist and entrepreneur, Jason Fried, answers viewers' live questions on innovation, running a successful small business, product development, and more.
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Live Chat with Jason Fried, Founder of 37signals
37signals founder Jason Fried answers questions from readers about running a business, boot-strapping, virtual work and more.
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Reader Mail: May 2011
Readers respond to Jason Fried’s cover story about getting good at making money and our special report on customer service. Read more
Highlights from Chat Series on Innovation
Inc. 's series of live chats on innovation offered a wealth of business tips and information from such entrepreneurs as Jake Nickell of Threadless, Jas... View slideshow
How to Get Good at Making Money
Entrepreneur Jason Fried offers the most fundamental of all small-business advice: how to get good at making money. Read more
How to Get Creative: Stop Trying
Creativity can come out of nowhere. The trick is to sense it—and ride it to the end. Read more
5 Ways to Stop Dreaming and Start Building Your New Business Now
Dreaming is easy. Starting? Not so much. Here are five ways to make the first steps easier. Read more
Don't Exaggerate Your Size
Nearly every entrepreneur exaggerates his or her company's size to impress clients. Jason Fried says such behavior is silly—and unnecessary. Read more
Reader Mail: March 2011
Responses to recent articles, including our feature on "Entrepreneurs We Love," and Meg Cadoux Hirshberg's column on how running a business that serves a hig... Read more
Reader Mail: February 2011
Responses to recent stories, including Jason Fried’s column about raising prices and Meg Hirshberg’s column about entrepreneurship and divorce. Read more
Reader Mail: October 2011
Readers respond to our our story about globetrotting 21-year-old Ankur Jain and our How I Did It feature package, along with columns by Jason Fried and Meg H... Read more
8 Tips on How to Be a More Successful CEO
Are you looking to climb to the top of your industry while still maintaining your sanity? We asked 8 successful CEOs including the founders of Kayak.com, GoD... View slideshow
Reader Mail: September 2011
Readers respond to our story about the constant feeling of crisis that is entrepreneurship in Argentina, and others. Read more
Why I Run a Flat Company
I've always kept hierarchy to a minimum. Then an employee said, "Promote me," and I was forced to reevaluate my organizational structure. Read more
Editor's Letter: With a Smile
Exploring the connection between company culture and customer service Read more
How to Hire an Assistant
For the first time in 11 years, I needed an assistant. But was I really ready to let go? Read more
The Best and Worst Interview Questions
There is a thin line between the questions you should and should not ask when interviewing a potential new hire. We help you to ask the right questions. View slideshow
Reader Mail: June 2011
Readers respond to our cover story about Etsy founder Rob Kalin, a feature about spying on the competition, and Jason Fried's column about running a flat com... Read more
A Supplier of Film Extras Now Trains Military Troops
Jamie Arundell-Latshaw's company Lexicon Consulting creates mock villages to help train troops who are headed overseas. Read more
Want to Know What Your Employees Really Think?
Consider staging a Comedy Central-style celebrity roast of your top-selling product. Read more
How to Turn Disaster Into Gold
When one of our products malfunctioned, thousands of stranded customers erupted in fury. Yet we came out of the crisis more credible than ever. Here’s what... Read more
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