Animal Chic
Putting a tiger in your tank is out. Renting one for your office is in. Marine World Africa U.S.A., a wildlife and theme park in Redwood City, Calif., cl... Read story
Redwood City
Shutterfly Files $92 Million Initial Public Offering
The Inc. 500 company, which is banking on growth in the photo print market, will trade on the NASDAQ. Read story
Underpricing Is as Bad as Overpricing
You want customers to think they're getting a good deal, but there's no point in selling yourself short. If you underprice yourself,customers might think ... Read story
Clients, Partners, and Everyone Else: Let's Talk
The Web sites that really succeed are those that are different from others in their industry. For example, the corporate-facility construction business do... Read story
Zeroing In on Data
A past CIO offers a guide to getting the right information in the most efficient way. Read story
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Invited to Meet with VCs
Dec. 6, 2006 -- The 13th Annual Silicon Valley Venture Capital/Entrepreneur Networking Luncheon will be held on Dec. 7 in Redwood City, C... Read story
Gee, It Didn't Look This Way on Paper
A quote from a natural-food start-up president warning against allowing green MBAs access to large amounts of capital. Read story
The Future of Advertising is Here
It's becoming increasingly possible to target "smart ads" specifically to people who want them. And best of all, you can do this for a fraction of the price ... Read story
Smart Use of 'Special Offers'
California software start-up offers low introductory price to attract potential customers. Read story
Divide and Conquer
A past CIO explains why small companies need to decentralize, and how to do it. Read story
Out To Launch
Look for another civilian shot at space sometime this summer. Arc Technologies of Redwood City, Calif., will try to launch a small sounding rocket capable... Read story
Inc. 500 Firm Rumored to Go Public
Speculation is swirling over a possible sale or IPO of Shutterfly, an online photo service. Read story
The Game of the Name
Searching for the perfect name for your business? Here's why Internet start-up Gazooba.com chose an independent consultant over a high-profile firm to help b... Read story
Juke Box
Personics Corp.'s 'juke boxes' allow customers to tape songs in record stores. Read story
Women Investors Are Finally Getting a Fair Shot
Now female CEOs can strut their stuff before throngs of well-heeled investors at a series of venture fairs collectively called Springboard 2000, which spo... Read story
Letters
Readers react to articles from the January and February 2000 issues of Inc. , including the January cover story "Taking the Leap," Andrew Raskin's "E... Read story
Customer Satisfaction Pays
Let's face it: Frada Silver's company hardly sounds like a venture capitalist's dream. Silver makes a product whose heyday passed decades ago. Her machin... Read story
Putting Customers on the Line
A former CIO gives some tips on how to ensure you are using your automated customer service correctly. Read story
Small Businesses Are No Big Brother
Inc.com Poll: Small businesses are less likely to monitor their employees' computer activities. Read story
Timely sales incentive
Tying bonuses to the age of accounts receivables to speed up collections. Read story
Index
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the April 2000 issue of Inc. Read story
Tom Ritchey's Garage
Tom Ritchey, bike-frame and bike-component designer, finds that he's most productive when working in a space of his own. Read story
At What Cost Health? Low Cost, as it Turns Out
Creating an environmentally healthy company is a good investment. Read story
Virtual Manager: Beyond Data
A CIO explains how he has transformed his company's data into a powerful information tool. Read story
Becoming a Virtual Company
A CIO tells you the key ingredients you'll need to make your company a truly "wired" business. Read story
INDEX
A comprehensive guide to companies, organizations, and individuals featured in the January 2000 issue. Read story
Best Cellars
Internet wine sellers offer a great selection of labels and vintages. But laws governing interstate wine shipments can put a cork in your festivities. Read story
Hiring Blind
The cofounder of VeriFone Inc. tells how to manage a virtual hiring committee. Pape and four virtual employees interviewed a key executive without ever meeti... Read story
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise
Office buildings can harbor pollutants that make employees sick and decrease their productivity. The cofounder of Verifone Inc. describes how his company bui... Read story
Ensuring E-Mail Privacy
Two software programs encrypt e-mail to protect its contents. Read story
Your Websites: Age-Old Problems; New Age Solutions
How to get maximum impact. Read story
Edge Cities
List of the 10 U.S. cities with the greatest concentration of small companies. Read story
Hire Power
An expert on running a virtual company explains what to look for in virtual staffing. Read story
A Meeting of Minds
How to run a virtual meeting that will treat all participants as if they were in the same room. Read story
Get a Life!
When employers help staffers reach the right work-life ratio, both sides benefit. Read story
Nice Meeting Your Avatar
Industry trade shows go virtual Read story
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Light aircraft fly fairly low and often without ground control, so they sometimes lose their way in bad weather. Digital Avionics Corp., of Marietta, Ga.... Read story
Getting Sponsors Who Prepay
Publication raised start-up capital by lining up sponsors who paid in advance for advertising and marketing services. Read story
Beyond E-mail
A senioir vp and CIO discusses a range of messaging technologies that can run rings around e-mail. Read story
Far Out
A senioir VP and CIO explains how remote outposts can allow for good living and good business. Read story
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