Tim Westergren


Recent Articles about Tim Westergren

Pandora's Long Strange Trip

By Stephanie Clifford |  Oct 1, 2007

Online radio that's cool, addictive, free, and-just maybe-a lasting business.  Read more

Should CEOs Multitask?

Sep 8, 2009

New research suggests that juggling phone calls, e-mail, and other forms of media may do more harm than good.  Read more

How to Draw 22 Million Visitors to Your Website

How Tim Westergren took on the recording industry, saved web radio, and built a web behemoth.  View slideshow

Tough Love for Employees and Pandora's New Deal

By Kasey Wehrum |  Jul 8, 2009

The deal that saved online radio. Pandora, and other Internet radio sites, are breathing a sigh of relief today, one day after record labels and on...  Read more

Pandora Lives; Inc. 500|5000 Conference wrap-up

By Jason Del Rey |  Sep 28, 2009

Apple: 2 billion iPhone apps downloaded . This spring, Apple announced that 1 billion apps have been downloaded through the Read more

The Short URL Market Booms; Best iPhone Travel Apps

By Nitasha Tiku |  May 8, 2009

Teeny, tiny URL competition heats up. Of all the businesses to be booming right now, the URL shortener seems an unlikely one. Until recently, there...  Read more

AOL's Next Web Conquest

By Issie Lapowsky |  Oct 14, 2010

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: AOL...  Read more

Pandora's Near-Death Experience

Mar 1, 2009

Founder Tim Westergren tells how millions of fans rescued Web radio  Read more

Tweets in Your Pocket and the Danger of Multitasking

By Max Chafkin |  Nov 3, 2009

Get ready for Twitter, the gadget . One of the reasons for Twitter's breakneck growth has been the company's decision to make its data available to ...  Read more

Pandora Joins the IPO Parade

By Mike Hofman |  Feb 11, 2011

The web radio company files for a public offering, and reports revenue of $55.2 million in its most recent fiscal year.  Read more

How To Raise Money Quickly; The Millionaires of the App World

By Nitasha Tiku |  Apr 30, 2009

The $100 million Facebook app . There's been much debate of late about business plans based on Read more

Editor's Letter: Meet the Inc. 500 Class of 2010

By Jane Berentson |  Sep 1, 2010

Behind the achievement of fast growth are CEOs whose success proves that no industry is too humble or too sophisticated for the truly ambitious.  Read more

30 Profiles of Resilience in Business

By Kelly Faircloth |  Sep 1, 2009

You just can't keep an entrepreneur down, as these tales of leadership and overcoming obstacles illustrate  Read more

New SBA Head and Making Smart Price Cuts

By Ryan McCarthy |  Apr 2, 2009

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

eMusic's Bold Move

By Adam Bluestein |  Feb 1, 2011

Customers were outraged by a price increase. Did the company learn its lesson?  Read more

Good Hoops Player, Even Better Entrepreneur

By Kasey Wehrum |  Oct 1, 2010

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: Mee...  Read more

Allhiphop.com's Founders Thought a Weeklong Event Would Raise the Company's Profile and Boost Growth

By Kermit Pattison |  Feb 1, 2008

Instead, it almost killed their business.  Read more

Coping With Fury at a Price Hike

By Adam Bluestein |  Mar 1, 2010

When eMusic raised prices, customers grumbled and threatened to leave. Was it too late to go back?  Read more