A New Chapter for E-Books
After falling flat in the early 1990s, are digital books ready to fly? Entrepreneurs are betting that new technology is creating a legitimate market. Read story
Mountain View
Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Sam Altman, Loopt
#4 SAM ALTMAN LOOPT Age: 22 Location: Mountain View, Ca... Read story
Snapshots: Hall of Fame IPOs
An overview of what has happened to six Inc. 500 Hall of Fame companies since they embarked on an IPO. Read story
Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 - Aaron Patzer, Mint.com
#5 Aaron Patzer Mint.com Age: 27 Location... Read story
Edifice Complex
Why is it that people who build companies become obsessed so often with building buildings, too? And why do they do it like this ? Read story
Take This Deal and Shove It
Funding. Everyone in the Bay Area seems to need it, but oddly enough, CEOs are rebuffing venture capitalists more and more. The reason: check out those term ... Read story
Dining a la Data
The owner of a chain of Chinese restaurants explains how and why he turned to technology to automate his eateries. Read story
The Defiant Ones
Europe has concluded that it must work harder to recognize and nurture growth businesses, and what that means to you. Read story
Cromemco's Never Taken A Dime From Anyone
In five years, the company's revenues soared over 8,000%. Yet it has never sold equity and rarely borrows money. Read story
Portland Plays Perception Poker
Can a thriving little city in Maine bluff its way into the ranks of big-time Internet players? Read story
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The Spirit Of Independence; The Valley
"The man with a new idea is a crank -- until the idea succeeds." -- Mark Twain Read story
The 500
#13 APPLIED SYSTEMS INC. UNIVERSITY PARK, ILL. You saw it in the stock market. You've seen it in the merger-and-acquisition activity. ... Read story
Who's in Charge Here?
A portrait of the relationship between a founder and a professional manager. Read story
Storm Clouds Over Silicon Valley
As blind faith in the infallibility of high-tech companies falters, the era of unrestrained growth in the Valley may be over. Read story
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