Princeton University


Text Messages That Teach

Princeton senior Breanden Beneschott got good at tutoring his sister over SMS, so he started a text-message test-prep subscription service.

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At What Price Happiness? $75,000

A Princeton University study finds that money makes people more satisfied with their lives overall, but doesn't make them happier day-to-day above $75,000.

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The Coolest Little Start-Up in America

For TerraCycle's Tom Szaky, nothing could be cooler--or sweeter--than selling garbage packaged in garbage.

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Recent Articles about Princeton University

Finance and Financial Management

Finance and financial management encompass numerous business and governmental activities. In the most basic sense, the term finance can be used t...  Read more

A Shot of Self-Worth Behind Bars

Inc. staff write Patrick Sauer recently profiled Benecard Services, based in Lawrenceville, N.J., a company where the game of chess has become a large ...  Read more

Student Loan Breaks for Entrepreneurs

Why the federal government and lenders should cut recent grads some slack.  Read more

Leadership: A Game of Character

Craig Robinson, the basketball coach at Oregon State and Michelle Obama’s brother, answers questions about coping with setbacks, what you have to do to get...  Read more

Gift Ideas for CEOs Who Think They Have Everything

Three short book reviews on topics that would entertain CEOs  Read more

30 Great Photographs from Inc. Magazine

To celebrate Inc. magazine's 30th anniversary, we made a series of lists including this one: a look at our 30 favorite photos from the magazine's archives.  View slideshow

Agenda 6/06

The first day of summer is June 21. May we suggest blending business with some fun in the sun?  Read more

Internet Users Over Age 50 Flocking to Social Media

Social networking use among Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled over the last year, as they look to reconnect with old friends and family.  Read more

What's Next: Tomorrow Land

Five new technologies that will change the way you do business.  Read more

Ed Zschau

"I had an awful lot to learn about business . . . I had the conglomerate mentality -- the view that, if you just build one product for one market, you weren'...  Read more

On The Board

One company keeps itself in check.  Read more

Four Pros Nominate Their Personal Favorites

Stock-market turmoil. Skyrocketing deficits. Fears for the future. OK, economists of the world, what one book would you recommend for understanding -- or ...  Read more

Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, Founders of FEED Projects

The former president's niece embraces social entrepreneurship with a growing line of bags sold online and at Whole Foods.  Watch video

Is the U.S. Losing Its Economic Edge?

Not a chance, thanks to innovative entrepreneurs and curious consumers. Amar Bhidé on why the techno-nationalists have it all wrong.  Read more

Is Your Network Secure -- Physically?

Businesses spend big bucks on security software, but FBI research shows the majority of security breaches come from physical mistakes such as not having a pa...  Read more

How I Did It: Laurel Touby, Founder of Mediabistro

New York Story: From poor, lonely writer to hostess with the mostest.  Read more

Meet the 30 Under 30 Coolest Entrepreneurs

They're making the hottest apps on your iPhone, and shirts that don't gap; encouraging you to eat healthier, and date smarter; fighting government censorship...  View slideshow

Not Your Average Car Company

Jay Rogers founded Local Motors to build niche cars that meet the unique characteristics of cities such as Boston and Phoenix.  Read more

Meet the College Dropouts

The four young entrepreneurs who dropped out of school to take $100,000 in angel funding from Peter Thiel  Read more

Unhealthy Benefits

Hold on to your wallets.  Read more

National Labor Relation Board (NLRB)

Related Terms: Labor Unions The National Labor Relat...  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Bach to Rock

This is not your typical music school. This is the real-life version of School of Rock.  Read more

Hitched to Someone Else's Dream

The people who run fast-growing companies are driven by optimism and a passion for what they do. And the people married to them? The author remembers worryin...  Read more

60-Second Business Plan: Talking Trash

Tom Szaky is working with some pretty slimy partners in his new venture. But TerraCycle, and its worms -- yes, worms -- may just create a whole new niche in ...  Read more

Professors Get Their Shares

Professors of entrepreneurship often invest in their students' start-ups. Here are some of the guidelines they follow, their methods of investing, and the re...  Read more

Made to Order

In-depth analysis of a start-up catalog business.  Read more

Bringing Up Baby

Summary of the myths, realities and benefits of daycare in the workplace.  Read more

(still) Unsafe At Any Speed

Ralph Nader, the man who killed the Corvair, is now organizing buyers' collaboratives to make big-volume purchases from fuel dealers, and spotting the consum...  Read more

Putting The Customer In The Driver's Seat

Rob Mancuso's approach to running his dealership is so successful that he has begun to package parts of it for sale. Even competitors are lining up to buy.  Read more

Playing Hard to Get

In a highly creative arrangement, an upstart apparel maker manages to sell its brand to footwear giant Timberland--without actually giving up the brand. The ...  Read more

Google Redirects Chinese Traffic

Search giant Google has begun redirecting traffic away from Google.cn, its main Chinese site, and to Google.com.hk, this afternoon.  Read more

Nolan Bushnell is Back in the Game

Nolan Bushnell founded Atari, employed Steve Jobs, built a bunch of robots, and pretty much invented the whole cocky-young-entrepreneurial-genius pose. He's ...  Read more

Go Sell It on the Mountain

A look at Blue Mountain Arts' bold plans for turning its popular Web site into an E-commerce moneymaker.  Read more

Enemies, a Love Story

Why the rivalry between two test-prep services makes them both more competitive.  Read more

The Great Cupcake Wars

You know who plays for keeps these days? Cupcake makers. The stakes are high. Ditto, our correspondent’s blood sugar  Read more