Vivek Wadhwa


Recent Articles about Vivek Wadhwa

Are Entrepreneurs Born? Or Made?

By Lewis Schiff |  Mar 1, 2010

A recent post on TechCrunch by "entrepreneur-turned-academic," Vivek Wadhwa, add...  Read more

Some Advice on When to Take Advice

By Kasey Wehrum |  May 10, 2010

When entrepreneurs should ignore advice. Entrepreneurs are inundated with advice from customers, partners, investors; everyone has an opinion on ho...  Read more

Immigration, Valley Blues, and Easy Managing Tips

By Ryan McCarthy |  Feb 12, 2009

Immigration and innovation. In the New York Times, Thomas Friedman has a Read more

Cost Cutting: The Money Pit

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2002

They're the line item from hell: telecom costs. Most companies charges have doubled while rates have actually fallen. Here's how to get a grip on them.  Read more

Cost Cutting: The Money Pit

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2002

They're the line item from hell: telecom costs. Most companies charges have doubled while rates have actually fallen. Here's how to get a grip on them.  Read more

Student Loan Breaks for Entrepreneurs

Jul 1, 2010

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

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Excel in Technical Industries

By Alexandra Johnson |  Apr 27, 2009

A study finds that skilled immigrants are leading innovation and creating jobs and wealth.  Read more

Skilled Immigrants Returning Home

By Kelly Faircloth |  Mar 20, 2009

Many U.S.-educated foreigners are returning home to start businesses.  Read more

Yahoo Pulls the Plug on GeoCities; Android on the Rise

By Kasey Wehrum |  Oct 26, 2009

How to throw away $4 billion in 10 short years . When Yahoo purchased the pioneer...  Read more

A Battle Over Pigs Raises A Stink; India's R&D Explosion

By Kasey Wehrum |  Nov 16, 2009

Lessons learned from a million-dollar mistake. Entrepreneurs are forever learning from their own mistakes, so once in a while it's nice to learn fr...  Read more

Tech Entrepreneurs Older

By Laura Palotie |  May 6, 2008

A study finds more technology firms are launched by middle-aged college grads.  Read more

The World's Smartest Car?

By Christine Lagorio |  Oct 11, 2010

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

Entrepreneurs: Risk-Takers or Predators?

By Jason Del Rey |  Jan 14, 2010

Why founders matter . They make the kinds of decisions that professional managers--whose main concern is shareholder value--never could make, says F...  Read more

Revolutionizing the Restaurant Business

By Eric Markowitz |  Mar 22, 2011

Does the Village Vines business model make more sense than Groupon's? Plus, Apple sues Amazon, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

The Most Interesting Tech Startup of 2009?

By Nitasha Tiku |  Aug 19, 2009

A novel way to avoid sexual harassment in the office . Yesterday afternoon we received an unusual press release. "CEO Encourages Sexual Fantasy at t...  Read more

Recording Employees’ Calls and Google’s Holy Grail

By Nitasha Tiku |  Mar 4, 2009

This call may be recorded. Read more

The Four-Day Work Week

By Issie Lapowsky |  Mar 7, 2011

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 Pros and Cons of Going Viral

By Kasey Wehrum |  Jun 9, 2010

What happens when your product goes viral . Awkwardly viral. The New York Times Read more

Twitter Creator Takes on PayPal

By Max Chafkin |  Dec 2, 2009

Twitter founder's next big thing . Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, says he "hate[s] getting change." So yesterday, he announc...  Read more

Dubai’s Meltdown; The Biz Behind This Year's Hottest Toy

By Kasey Wehrum |  Nov 30, 2009

Meltdown in Dubai? The boom that put indoor ski slopes in the desert and man-made islands in the Persian Gulf looks to be coming to an end. Over th...  Read more

Revolutionary Roads: Mapping America's Innovation Capitals

By Nitasha Tiku and Jason Del Rey |  Apr 1, 2009

30 tales of following where the spirit leads  Read more

Face the Competition and Go Global

By Max Chafkin |  Sep 30, 2009

How to face a well-funded competitor . Ryan Janssen was all set to launch his startup, SetJam , a TV Guide for t...  Read more

The Silicon Valley of South America?

By Ryan Underwood |  Feb 14, 2012

To spur innovation, Chile is offering American start-ups $40,000 in seed funding.  Read more