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Is Your Start-up Lying to Itself?
Why cover-up culture is toxic. Plus, a favorable franchise forecast, hilarity ensues after the iPhone announcement, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Steve Blank
Recent Articles about Steve Blank
Accounting for Start-ups
How to do start-up accounting . "Using large company financial tools to measure start-up progress is like giving the SAT to a first grader... Read more
To Fib or Not to Fib
Five businesses that are the last of their kind in America. Outsourcing and the sands of time have taken their toll on these five companies, profil... Read more
How to Make Your Pitch
The key to a successful elevator pitch . It's not about all the details; Read more
Blogger Logic: Steve Blank on fancy new offices
Blogger Steve Blank writes that new office space is more of a distraction than a morale booster Read more
Is Your State Entrepreneur-Friendly?
How not to get your ideas stolen . Don't spell them out in PowerPoint slides. That's the Read more
When Incubators Go Wrong
How an incubator helped doom a start-up. Valleywag has the disheartening story... Read more
The New Normal: Adventure Capital – In With 5 Out With 50
This was originally published in my blog and generated a lot of activity.... Read more
Multimedia Games
Three start-ups in the hot new field of multimedia games Read more
Firing the "So-So" Workers
Jay Goltz on how to handle hiring mistakes. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg's stalker, the new social media elites and the rest of the day's news. Read more
New SBA Head and Making Smart Price Cuts
Mills looks likely to lead SBA. Last night, Tootsie Roll heiress and former venture capitalist, Karen Gordon Mills, was unanimously confirmed to le... Read more
NY Entrepreneur Week Spurs Connections, Businesses
Last week's New York Entrepreneur Week (NYEW) brought together over 1800 entrepreneurs, potential entre... 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
The Entrepreneurial Superhero
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ... Read more
The Cash Register Meets its App
The smartphone makes a significant lunge toward replacing your credit card. Plus, what if your product is too perfect, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Google and Twitter Cozy Up to Local Businesses
Google and Twitter help companies manage their online presence. Sick of bending over backwards to Read more
In Defense of a College Education
Do entrepreneurs need a college education? Flickr and Hunch co-founder Caterina Fake may have Read more
How to Cut Your Health Care Costs
Seven ways for businesses to lower health care costs . Even if President Obama signs health care reform legislation into law in the next few months,... Read more
It's the Business Model, Stupid
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: How... Read more
Behind-the-Scenes Influencers of Silicon Valley
Get your business a bar code. Everyone knows that Google helps customers find your business online, but today's tech-savvy window shoppers are now ... Read more
Growing, But Dying
Growing on the outside, dying on the inside . That's how Steve Blank describes a company on whose board he served, which was continuing to grow reve... Read more
Google Sells Display Ads, Techcrunch Startups Fire Back
In defense of not changing the world . We told you yesterday about complaints from some entrepreneurs that the new startups unveiled at the Techcrun... Read more
The Old Spice Video Phenomenon
Behind the scenes of the Old Spice viral videos. If you haven't seen Old Spice's incredibly successful (and hilarious) attempt to translate its TV ... Read more
The Silicon Valley of South America?
To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding. Read more
Is it Time for the Founder to Go?
How to lower your business bills . According to BillShrink, the answer is to choose your service providers wisely. The service, which gets a write-u... Read more
Family Business Feuds; The Ideal Career Path
Should VCs and angels get a small business bailout too? As Obama moves into the small business phase of the stimulus plan, there's been more talk a... Read more
A Glimpse Into the Future
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
Reinventing Our Energy Infrastructure
Take a look at 10 companies reinventing America's energy infrastructure. Changing the way we use energy is going to require more than just new ways... Read more
Your New Printable Home
Each day, Inc .'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
25 Tech Companies You Want To Work For
The perks of being a techie. Business Insider compiled a list of Read more
Apple's Tablet Computer and The Worst PR Writing
A crackdown on behavioral targeting? A high tech form of advertising where Web users are shown advertisements based on what sites they've visited i... Read more
Put Your Business to the Test
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: <... Read more
Aaron Patzer Ditches His Desk
A year after he sold his company to Intuit for $170 million, Mint’s founder has turned his attention away from Silicon Valley. Beach volleyball anybody? Read more
What Makes Start-ups Burn Through Cash?
The Next Big Thing: Niche Media for Rich Kids. With the news that Thrillist co-founder Ben Lerer plans to launch a London outpost of his popular ne... Read more
What Does a CEO Really Do, Anyway?
Each day, Inc . 's reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today:Read more
What Founders Forget
Yelp hit with a class action lawsuit. In our January/February cover story, Inc. told you about the rising Read more
Starbucks Undercover; How to Kill a Great Idea
The recession probably won't hurt your business. Say what? Scott Shane says there's a common curiosity about recessionary effects on start-ups, but... Read more
The Downside of Being a Know-It-All
The benefits of being young and clueless. Experience may be the best teacher, but on his blog Read more
The Bootstrapper's Guide to Launching New Products
Discovering the value of lean product development and minimum viable product Read more
Free Marketing Advice from the Pros
Start-up lessons from Google Buzz . When it was first launched, business pundits crowed about the brilliance of Google Buzz. Jason Calacanis Read more
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