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Where's The Class Of '81?

Led by senior stalwarts Cray Research, Tandem Computers, and Tomlinson Oil, 50 of the 1981 INC. 100 companies graduated to the 1982 listing. Of those, 19...  Read more

Companies On The 1983-84 Inc. Market Index

Ticker Name symbol Aalaska Diversified Resources ADRI AM Cable TV Industries AMTV Apple Compu...  Read more

Tandem And Cray In Tandem

Not long after the first INC. 100 was published in 1979, the presidents of two computer companies on the list spent a week together in Europe making prese...  Read more

Where The Fast Growth Is. . . By Industry

Here is a ranking of the 1983 INC. 100 companies by industry, according to sales. To the right of each industry heading is the average number of times com...  Read more

Whatever Happened To The Class Of '83?

Led by Healthdyne (#5 this year), Consul (#6), and BRAE (#11), 27 of the 1983 INC. 100 companies graduated to the 1984 listing. Of those, 4 moved up in st...  Read more

Where The Fast Growth Is...by Industry

Here's a ranking of the 1982 INC. 100 companies by industry. While Apple Computer emerges as the overall front-runner, having multiplied its sales 432.5 ...  Read more

Class Reunions

On the occasion of the fifth INC. 100, a look back at what became of the companies on the previous lists.  Read more

Take A Risk: It's Safer

Buying stocks of small, high-flying companies may seem chancy, but the payoffs should make even conservative investors take notice.  Read more

Fast Growth Does Pay Off

Last year's INC. 100 outgained the Dow Jones Industrials by 150%.  Read more

Small Companies In A Bear Market

Even at the bottom, many small companies are showing large profits.  Read more

The Inc. 100

Surveying America's fastest-growing small public companies.  Read more

Silicon Valley Xanadu

OWNER: Robert Fenwick, cofounder and chairman of BR Communications, a manufacturer of military and diplomatic communications equipment SITE: 47 acre...  Read more

Prime Time At Tandem

James Treybig, president of Tandem Computers Inc., had a problem. His ratings were down. Not his performance ratings. On the contrary, Tandem was going gr...  Read more

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 more

Venture Capital After The Fall

How the dealmakers see it  Read more

Investing In Growth Companies;

Like the weather, the fortunes of fast-growth stocks can change overnight. Witness the rebound of this year's INC. 100 portfolio.  Read more

Lines Of Communication

An in-house TV station, the ultimate company newsletter, morning sing-alongs -- some CEOs will do just about anything to keep in touch with employees.  Read more

Why Smart Companies Are Saying No To Venture Capital

It seemed, at first, like the logical next act in the classic entrepreneurial script. Having developed his new database software on his home-built Heathk...  Read more

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Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. '80 R&D % change * R&a...  Read more

Who Wants Your New Product?

Companies waste precious dollars selling to the wrong prospects.  Read more

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Sales Growth '77-'81 ...  Read more

The 1979 Inc. 100: Tracking The 24-month Stock Performance

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Bid/closs Stock splits/d...  Read more

Tandem Has A Fail-safe Plan For Growth

If Jim Treybig has his way, his computer company will get bigger without losing its enterpreneurial style.  Read more

Companies On The Inc. Index

Name Ticker symbol Capitalization as of 7/1 (nearest 100.000) Acton ATN (ASE) ...  Read more

Golden Handcuffs

It certainly worked out for me," claims Edward Esber, a former marketing vice-president for VisiCorp in San Jose, Calif. Like many hired field workers in ...  Read more

A Misguided View Of American Industry

Has author Robert Reich ever met a real entrepreneur? This writer doesn't think so.  Read more

1980 Inc. 100 Stock Market Performance

Note: This table may be divided, and additional information on a particular entry may appear on more than one screen. Bid/close P/E ratio<...  Read more

Peaks And Valleys

Venture capitalist Don Valentine scaled the entrepreneurial heights as a key investor in Apple Computer, Altos Computer Systems, and Tandem. Now, amidst unce...  Read more

The Isosceles Of Texas Is Upon Us

The country's hottest new growth belt is called the Texas Triangle, and Austin is the smart little city at its center.  Read more

Phone Improvement

A close-up look at a start-up that focused on the market first, and then created a product for that market.  Read more

Taking Stock

These days, companies like Apple Computer, MCI, and Tandem are choosing to remain over-the-counter, and the American Stock Exchange, for one, is fighting mad.  Read more

Peters' Principles: Secrets Of Growth

In Search of Excellence confirms that the key to prosperity for companies large and small lies in a commitment to such irrational, difficult-to-measure thing...  Read more

Risky Business

A venture capitalist discusses marketplace trends and the venture capital business.  Read more

Inc. 100 Index

Trading Company (Rank) OTC Air Florida System ** (14) OTC Alaska Diversified Resources (85) OTC AM Cable TV Industries (49)...  Read more