Menlo Park


Dressed For Success;

By Virginia Inman |  Apr 1, 1986

STILL WOOZY FROM BAD investments in electronics, venture capitalists expect to find relief in specialty retailing. "I'm besieged by calls from other...  Read story

Travel Pointers in a Laptop

By Robert A. Mamis |  Jan 1, 1993

Software provides business travelers with digitized maps of 30 U.S. cities.  Read story

Job Seekers Look Beyond Wages

By Laura Palotie |  Feb 6, 2008

A recent survey finds flex hours and other perks have a big impact on recruiting.  Read story

Recruiters Facing IT Shortage

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Feb 14, 2008

For many businesses, good technology workers are getting harder to find, a survey finds.  Read story

Telecommuting On the Rise

By Laura Palotie |  Aug 5, 2008

Most employers expect the number of remote workers to increase, a survey finds.  Read story

Advice for Science Start-ups

Dec 5, 2006

Dec. 5, 2006 -- The National Venture Capital Association will be co-hosting a workshop for life science start-ups in Menlo Park, Calif., ...  Read story

Free Phone-Based Yellow Pages Search

Mar 20, 2007

March 20, 2007 -- Jingle Networks, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based directory assistance service, has added a new feature that allows users to ...  Read story

Survey: E-Mail During Meetings a No-No

Apr 19, 2007

April 19, 2007 -- A majority of professionals admit to occasionally checking e-mails on their BlackBerries and other mobile devices durin...  Read story

Employers Often Misread Job Applicants

May 23, 2007

It's not always easy finding a work environment that's the right fit, a new survey shows. Out of 300 administrative professionals surveyed, 46 perc...  Read story

The Benefits of Telecommuting

Jul 26, 2007

Telecommuting is becoming more common among IT professionals compared to five years ago, new research shows. In a survey of 1,400 chief information...  Read story

Survey: Workers Prefer Funny Bosses

Aug 8, 2007

Most working professionals think it's important to have a sense of humor around the office, a recent survey found. Among nearly 500 full and part-t...  Read story

Valley Guy

By Nancy K. Austin |  Dec 1, 2001

Guy Kawasaki tells you where to meet and what to eat in Silicon Valley.  Read story

Obesity Whets VC Appetites

By Michelle Leder |  Jun 1, 2005

VCs back businesses with a little junk in the trunk.  Read story

Workplaces More Competitive

By Ana Patricia Ferrey |  Aug 13, 2008

Rivalries between co-workers are heating up, sparked by fears over job security, a survey finds.  Read story

Index

By Inc Staff |  Nov 1, 1998

A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the November 1998 issue.  Read story

CEOs Gossip About the VCs

By Inc Staff |  Sep 1, 2007

The 1,500 entrepreneurs who rank VCs at The Funded have expressed some very strong opinions. Inc. does not endorse these views but is happy to quote...  Read story

Introducing VC 2.0

By Inc Staff |  Feb 1, 2006

Even as many venture capitalists shy away from start-ups, a handful of dissidents from bigger investment houses have started new funds to fill the capital ga...  Read story

Bill Porter: My Biggest Mistake

By Ilan Mochari |  Feb 1, 2000

BILL PORTER Founder and chairman emeritus of E*Trade Group, in Menlo Park, Calif., and cofounder and chairman of International Securities Excha...  Read story

How Has Technology Changed the Way You Do Your Job?

By Joshua D. Macht |  Jun 15, 1994

Various businesspeople comment on their use of technology.  Read story

More Recruiters Logging On

By Laura Palotie |  Apr 17, 2008

A survey finds employers are turning to social networking sites in the hunt for talent.  Read story

Case Study #2: The Inventor's Best Friend

By Mike Hofman |  Jul 1, 2007

The Start-up: TechShop The Founder: Jim Newton Menlo Park, California The business proposition: ...  Read story

Popular Perks

By Inc Staff |  Aug 1, 1992

Chart showing the most common privileges granted to employees of small companies.  Read story

Comic Attitudes

By Alessandra Bianchi |  Apr 1, 1993

Start-up chain of comic-book stores faces competition from established companies for increasingly sophisticated market.  Read story

Tuesdays Tops With Employers

By Alexandra Zendrian |  Feb 7, 2008

A new survey finds employees get the most done on the second day of the week.  Read story

Finance: Elevator Pitch

By As told to Dalia Fahmy |  Aug 1, 2008

PODO helps shoppers find sneakers and shampoo. Can it find $8 million?  Read story

Survey: Schools Matter in Hiring

Jul 11, 2007

When it comes to hiring decisions, entry-level job candidates with a degree from prestigious schools have an upper hand with most HR managers, a new surve...  Read story

Steve Meginniss Helped Reinvent the Toothbrush. Can He Do the Same Thing for Wheels?

By Dalia Fahmy |  Feb 1, 2008

The Pitch: "Wheelchair users often get arm pain from pushing their chairs around all day. Our wheels turn wheelchairs into two-gear chair...  Read story

Jobseekers Vetted With Short Contracts

By Laura Palotie |  Sep 11, 2008

Employers say offering temporary work allows them to better evaluate job candidates.  Read story

Employees Feeling Underappreciated

Jun 27, 2007

Many good workers feel underappreciated by their employers, even when they work hard and produce quality results, a recent survey found. Of more th...  Read story

Five Ideas to Watch

By Nicole Gull |  Aug 1, 2004

Five Ideas to Watch, among them: a wildfire alarm and new dog tags  Read story

Global Workers Seek Etiquette Training

Apr 16, 2008

As more companies go global, workers say they could use lessons in cross-cultural relations.  Read story

Pint-size Computers

By Abby Solomon |  Mar 1, 1983

As of now, most portable computers are more deadweight than lightweight. Still, if you are looking for a complete business machine to go home to office, you ...  Read story

Rewriting the Ending

By Bo Burlingham |  Apr 1, 2006

The unfortunate demise and surprising rebirth of a very special business. Part 1 in a series.  Read story

Survey: Business Degrees Best for Success

Feb 20, 2007

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What Business Would You Start?

By Thea Singer |  Mar 1, 2002

If you were to launch a business today, what would it be? That's the question Inc recently posed to some of the sharpest minds in the business world...  Read story

Job Applicants Doing Their Homework

By Laura Palotie |  Feb 28, 2008

Candidates are now more likely to research a company before a job interview, a survey finds.  Read story

Employers Covering Tuition, Training

By Laura Palotie |  Aug 12, 2008

A survey finds most companies support workers' educational and professional development.  Read story

Survey: Jobseekers Neglect to Say "Thank You"

Aug 10, 2007

Sending a handwritten thank-you note after an interview can give a potential employee an edge over other candidates, a new survey shows. In a surve...  Read story

Hitting the Market

By Darlene Mann |  Mar 1, 2000

As an entrepreneur in technology companies, I've spent my fair share of time digging out from common pitfalls entrepreneurs make. As a venture capitalist ...  Read story

Retired Execs Turn to Consulting

By Alexandra Zendrian |  May 13, 2008

Citing extra income, many older workers are launching second careers as industry consultants.  Read story