Hot Strategy: 'Be Unprofitable for a Long Time'
A successful entrepreneur explains why it's almost impossible for his famous cyber-business to turn a profit. Read story
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What Business Is Amazon.com Really In?
With more than $550 million in losses over the past five years, how can Amazon.com seriously expect to become a viable retail business? Inc. offers ... Read story
Beware of Bugs
Jeff Bezos, president of Amazon.com, took a simple precaution when the giant online bookseller, in Seattle, was still an unknown start-up. Bezos tested hi... Read story
When It's Time Leave the (Home) Office
There are two kinds of entrepreneurs; those who like working at home, and those who don't. Here's how to know when it's time to go. Read story
The Great Leaders Series: Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com
Jeff Bezos is an e-commerce pioneer who started Amazon.com to sell books, and expanded into just about everything else. Read story
Volume Business
What happens when the world's best real-life bookstore battles the world's best virtual bookstore? Read story
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The Ticker
William "Bing" Gordon , the gaming pioneer who helped create the Sims, has left Electronic Arts after 25 years to become... Read story
Upstarts: New-Biz Watch
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
Grist: Save the Founder
Every business--no matter how big or how "mature"--needs an entrepreneur at the helm. Read story
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30 Great Entrepreneurs in Their Own Words
30 years of entrepreneurs speaking their minds Read story
How to Get Ahead in China
When Mitch Free first went to China, he didn't know a thing about the place. He listened. He learned. He was respectful and polite. Now he gets it, and his b... Read story
Twenty-Five Entrepreneurs We Love, Entrepreneurial Skills Article - Inc. Article
Inc. magazine goes behind the scenes with 25 entrepreneurs who best exemplify the extraordinary drive, creativity, and passion... Read story
CEO's Notebook
Various CEOs share thoughts, concerns and advice on such subjects as training and international banking. Read story
Resources
A comprehensive guide to more information on subjects and articles found in the Sept. issue of Inc. magazine. Read story
The Way I Work: Jason Fried of 37Signals
Jason Fried hates lame meetings, tech companies that don't generate revenue, and companies that treat their employees like children. A peek inside his typica... Read story
Amazon Buys Zappos for More Than $900 Million
Tony Hsieh, CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos, announced on Twitter that he had agreed to sell the privately-held company to Amazon. Read story
Cyber This
Reviews of five new business books, including four books about joining the "dotcom" frenzy and one book about holding on to your staff. Plus: What Richard Rh... Read story
How Hard Could It Be?: How I Learned to Love Middle Managers
I hoped to create a utopian workplace. Instead, I caused an employee revolt. Read story
Jim Collins: How to Thrive in 2009
As part of our 30th-anniversary issue, Inc. asked Jim Collins, author of Good to Great and Built to Last , what we might expect in ... Read story
Book Value: Coaching Success
Several books explore how business leaders can learn from the strategies employed by successful sport coaches. Read story
How I Did It: Michael Powell
Rather than open a used-book store, Michael Powell decided to start a business selling used books. That entrepreneurial point of view launched him on a path ... Read story
Transforming Experiences
To grow spectacularly in a tumultuous era, the 2000 Inc. 500 companies have had to invent and master a distinctive skill: real-time retooling. Read story
Growth: How Fast Is Too Fast?
An overview of the 2000 Inc. 500 list shows that companies today are growing at a stunning pace. But when exactly does fast become too fast? Read story
Resources
A comprehensive resource guide to topics and issues featured in the February edition of Inc. magazine. Read story
The Upstarts Are Coming
In an excerpt from Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit From Their Success , Donna Fenn explo... Read story
The Sacred and the Mundane
Icons of business prove that the more things change, the more the important stuff remains the same. Read story
This Is How It's Done: Smart Business Moves
30 classic examples of innovation, from the Inc. archives Read story
Joel Spolsky: A Visit to Microsoft and Google
Back-to-back trips to Microsoft and Google remind me just how smart these guys are -- and just how much I love running a small company Read story
Search for Tomorrow
An army of fledgling companies is lining up to take on Google. Could the world's biggest search engine possibly be vulnerable? Read story
The Perfect Internet Business
Garden.com is one of the hottest Internet companies around, but what's so special about it is how basic it is. Here's what you can learn from the secrets of ... Read story
Creativity Regained
Robert Redford happens to be a movie star, but he's the star who founded an enterprise that changed an industry. Along the way, this very successful entrepre... Read story
Electric sports cars. Solar power. Space travel.
Finally, an entrepreneur who's not afraid to think really, really big. Read story
Entrepreneur of the Year: Elon Musk
Electric sports cars. Solar power. Space travel. Finally, an entrepreneur who's not afraid to think really, really big. Read story
Rewriting the Ending
The unfortunate demise and surprising rebirth of a very special business. Part 1 in a series. Read story
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