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The Key to the Facebook Movie
Paul Graham's classic essay on why nerds are not popular may help explain the improbable rise of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
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Can Paul Graham Mass-Produce the Start-up?
Can Paul Graham successfully mass-produce the start-up? That's the plan. The founder of Y Combinator is forging a new mold for investing in early-stage technology companies that's a hybrid of venture capitalism and the traditional MBA program. The keys to success, as Graham sees them, are rapid output, a willingness to change course, and a commitment to frugality that borders on the extreme.
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The Start-up Guru
Paul Graham's business school and investment fund, Y Combinator, has launched 145 companies -- for a lot less money than you would think
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An Argument Against the Start-up Visa
Are babies naming start-ups? One writer over at Gi... Read more
The Rise of High-Resolution Fundraising?
Venture capital firm Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham sent the VC blogosphere into a tizzy this week when he tweeted: 'Con... Read more
Paul Graham’s 13 Pointers for Launching a Successful Startup
Venture capitalist and e-commerce pioneer Paul Graham gives 13 pointers, including "Get ramen profitable." Huh? See Read more
How to Create a Great Start-Up and How to Fail like One
What's in Obama's budget... The big news: President Barack Obama unveiled his budget yesterday. It's large--134 pages, $3.6 trillion, and a $1.75 t... Read more
Requests for Start-ups; Marketing for Free
Need an idea for a start-up? Talk to Read more
Paul Graham: The Truth About Startups
I was lucky to attend Y Combinator's annual Startup School this weekend. The event began Friday night with a party... Read more
Blogger Logic: Avoiding "The Long No"
Bootstrapping is harder than most entrepreneurs realize, which means outside investment is a necessary evil, writes Paul Graham of Y Combinator, a firm th... Read more
Don't Worry, Start a Company
Y Combinator's Paul Graham makes the case that now is a perfectly fine time to start a company—maybe not a restaurant, he says, but certainly anythi... Read more
The Next Silicon Valley? Part 1
Sometimes an article comes out that is so wrong headed, even delusional, that someone has to respond. In a recent piece posted on the Planetizen Read more
Blogger Logic: The School of Hard Knocks
WePay co-founder Rich Aberman on the trials of launching a business. Read more
How to Start a Business
Get advice on identifying a market need, writing a business plan, and setting up a new venture. Read more
Be Your Own Boss
How to be your own boss. Fred Wilson offers 10 diff... Read more
A New Incubator on the Block
It's billed as the Y Combinator for education. Also, venture capital moves toward the cloud, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Twitter Creator Takes on PayPal
Twitter founder's next big thing . Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, says he "hate[s] getting change." So yesterday, he announc... Read more
The Ultimate Business Tune-up for Times Like These
In a tough economy with credit extremely tight, big investments are not an option for most companies. Yet no business can afford to stand still. We asked our... Read more
VCs are Thinking Small
VC's are learning that tiny deals can go a long way. Read more
7 Mistakes to Avoid When Starting Up
Starting a business has its challenges. Avoiding these mistakes will save it from inevitable collapse. View slideshow
Tips for Succession Planning and Are VC's Going Extinct?
Banks withdrawing credits lines to small businesses. An Anonymous Banker at BizBox has the Read more
Health Care, Immigration, and Marketing by Pigeon
Towards a founder visa . Earlier this year, Paul Graham proposed creating a special work vi... Read more
7 Smart Ways to Trim Your Company's Budget
Smart advice on how to squeeze a lot out of a tight budget. View slideshow
Will Steve Jobs Take the Stage?
Apple to unveil a new iPhone . At least, we think that's what's going to happen today, as Apple throws its annual party for software developers in S... Read more
The Next Silicon Valley? Part Two
People around the world want to be the next Silicon Valley but today's version may not be the kind of job-generating machine that people expect. This wa... Read more
How to Make the Most of Your Time at an Incubator
Incubators like Y Combinator and DreamIt Ventures are helping young companies get their start. Here's how to make the most of your time at an incubator. Read more
7 Smart Ways to Trim Your Company’s Budget
Smart advice on how to squeeze a lot out of a tight budget. Read more
19 Blogs You Should Bookmark Right Now
We scoured the Web and came up with a list of the smartest business bloggers. Their advice just might help you run a better company. Read more
Hot: Virtual goods, Egypt; Not: The Economy
A roundup of today's entrepreneurial headlines: Only the beginning . Stocks may be responding well to the news of a possible Read more
InDinero Fixes Money Management
Jessica Mah, the 20-year-old CEO of inDinero, is improving upon what QuickBooks has done and is making financial tracking easier for small businesses. Read more
How This 19-Year-Old Is Taking On Google
He's an Israeli who sidestepped military service in favor of moving to the Bay Area to become Y Combinator's youngest founder. Six months later, all eyes are... Read more
10 Start-up Incubators to Watch
Businesses that go through incubators historically have a close to 90 percent survival rate. We've pinpointed some of the most productive. View slideshow
The Best of Inc. Magazine, 2009
A look at the most popular articles, news items, and columns from the editors of Inc. Magazine. Read more
Obama, Steve Jobs, and Hiring in a Tough Economy
Is Obama more business-friendly than Bush? The economic stimulus plan proposed by President-elect Barack Obama offers more immediate tax cuts than ... Read more
How Should Goldman Sachs Spend Its $500 Million?
The experts weigh in on Goldman Sachs' $500 million small-business initiative. Read more
Groupon's Valuation Hits the Roof
Recent IPO talks put Groupon's value at a startling $25 billion, an 18-year-old entrepreneur takes the stage, plus the rest of the day's news. Read more
Are Entrepreneurs Unlucky?
So the Kauffman Foundation says that ... Read more
Broken Web Ads, Medical Records, and How Investors Think
Is web advertising broken? Wharton professor Eric Clemons has Read more
Bad News for Facebook, Unemployment and Bratz
A look at today's headlines from the entrepreneurial world: More bad news on the economy. "The recession deepened last month," <... Read more
How Apple Got Its Name
Obamacare is the law . It's official: After decades of debate, a universal health care reform package was Read more
When a Product Gets the Obama Effect
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Ho... Read more
Contributors
Liz Welch has gotten glimpses into myriad entrepreneurial lives by shadowing CEOs for The Way I Work. For this issue, she learned what's inside Aut... Read more
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