Joel Spolsky


Joel Spolsky’s Favorite Project-Management Books

Mistake 1: Hire the best! Spolsky, Joel: Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky's Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Tal...  Read story

Contributors

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Editor's Letter

One of our goals at Inc. is to provide smart, useful, well-written service stories for our readers (busy entrepreneurs, all of them). We like arti...  Read story

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Wed to a Dream As the wife of a young entrepreneur, I can certainly relate to the experiences of Meg Cadoux Hirshberg ["Read story

Fire and Motion

I’ve read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of them are as useful as this one simple concept.  Read story

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Millennial Moguls Cool, determined, and under 30? I would say so. What an inspiring group of young entrepreneurs [Read story

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Built to Scale I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your cover story on Markus Frind, the founder of Plenty of Fish ["Read story

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Tattoo You Mario Barth [" King Ink ," November] is ...  Read story

Why I Never Let Employees Negotiate a Raise

At Fog Creek Software, every worker at the same level is paid the same salary. And when one gets a raise, they all do  Read story

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The Wonderful World of Wexley An obstreperous little advertising agency, indeed. Your story on Wexley School for Girls ["Read story

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Real-Time Research Threadless ["Read story

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Can America Stay on Top? I couldn't agree more with Amar Bhidé's contention that the U.S. economy will ultimately survive the challenges fro...  Read story

Fire and Motion

I’ve read a ton of books on competition and strategy, and none of them are as useful as this one simple concept.  Read story

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The Power of Positive I have been reading Inc.  for about four years, ever since I graduated from high school and sta...  Read story

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Great Expectations Thanks for the incredibly insightful interview with Jim Collins ["Read story

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I'm With Jack I read the revealing interview with Jack Stack ["Read story

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Business by the Bay I was fascinated by Leigh Buchanan's piece on Tranquilo Bay ["Read story

Editor's Letter: Time to Act (Isn't It Always?)

The beginning of a new year is, of course, when people take a look at what they've been doing -- or not doing -- and make plans to do better. This schedule d...  Read story

Editor's Letter

In my August Editor's Letter, I asked readers to tell us about the books that have inspired them the most. Judging from the response, this was a good ques...  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives May 2009, - Inc. Article

What's Online: May 2009 INC.TV: The Goods: Gear for Business Travel If you are a die-hard road warrior, then check out the latest...  Read story

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How Hard Could it Be?: Adventures in Office Space

I just wrote a check for $215,481.75. And that was only a deposit.  Read story

How Hard Could It Be?: Lessons I Learned in the Army

A general's pep talk taught me that a leader can't lose sight of what it means to be a grunt.  Read story

How Hard Could It Be: Adventures in Software Demo’ing

Why I decided to take my product to 34 cities, from L.A. to Amsterdam.  Read story

Inc. Magazine Archives

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Inc. Online Exclusives: June 2008, - Inc. Article

June 2008 Boss School You wake up ...  Read story

Recruiting the Top 1 Percent

There's a better way to find and hire the very best employees.  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives July/August 2009, - Inc. Article

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How Hard Could It Be?: The Four Pillars of Organic Growth

Revenue, head count, PR, and quality--if one gets ahead of the others, you're screwed.  Read story

My Style of Servant Leadership

Don't bother me, because I'm in the middle of my most important task as CEO -- hanging window blinds.  Read story

Editor's Letter

In our July issue we published the first feature in a projected series called The Way I Work. It featured Bruce Moeller, the CEO of DriveCam, who told of ...  Read story

How Hard Could it Be: A Real Cool Customer

Consumer-oriented start-ups get a lot of buzz. But you can make more money selling stuff to humble cube dwellers.  Read story

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Of Minds and Machines After reading about Tan Le, the co-founder of Emotiv, and her vision of a world in which machines respond to our mental com...  Read story

How Hard Could It Be?: Unfocused and Unabashed

A side project threatens to get totally out of control and I think, "How fun!"  Read story

Inc. Online Exclusives: March 2008, - Inc. Article

March 2008 BEST OF THE BLOGS "Some bosses believe they should come in early and stay late. After 2...  Read story

How Hard Could It Be?: Start-up Static

A new business is like a shortwave radio. You have to fiddle patiently with all the dials until you get the reception you want  Read story

Joel Spolsky: Setting the Right Priorities

Strong problem-solving skills are important in business. Knowing which problems you absolutely must solve is even more important  Read story

What Can We Expect in 2007?

Six entrepreneurs talk about the plans they're making for the new year.  Read story

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